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MUSHROOMS, EDIBLE AND-0THEKIV1SE 



Collybia ambusta. Fr. 



The Scorched Collybia. 



Ambusta, burned or scorched, from its being found on burned soil. 

 The pileus is nearly membranaceous, convex, then expanded, nearly plane, 

 papillate, striatulate, smooth, livid brown, hygrophanous, umbonate. 



The gils are adnate, crowded, lanceolate, white, then of a smoky tinge. 

 The stem is somewhat stuffed, tough, short, livid. Spores 5-6x3-4. 

 This species differs from C. atrata in having an umbonate pileus. 



Collybia cottfluens. Pers. 



The Tufted Collybia. Edible. 



Confluens means growing together; so called from the stems often being 

 confluent or adhering to each other. 



The pileus is from an inch to an inch and a quarter broad, reddish-brown, 



Pigubi B4. Collybia confluens. Natural si/e. showing reddish Btems. 



