THE WHITE-SPORED AGARICS 



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C ollybia acervata. i r. 

 Thi Tufted Coelybia. Edible. 



Acervata, from acervus, a mass, a heap. 



Pileus fleshy hut thin, convex, or nearly plane, obtuse, glabrous, hygropha- 

 nous, pale, tan-color or dingy pinkish-red, and commonly striate on the margin 

 vvhen moist, paler or whitish when dry. 



Gills narrow, close, adnexed or free, whitish or tinged with flesh-color. 



The stem slender, rigid, hollow, glabrous, reddish, reddish-brown or brown, 

 often whitish at the top, especially when young, commonly with a matted down 

 at the base. Spores elliptical, 6x3-4^. 



Figure 87. Collybia acervata. Two-thirds natural size. Caps pale, tan or dingy pink. 



The plant is cespitose. Pileus one-half inch broad. Stem two to three 

 inches long. Peck's 49th Report. 



This is a beautiful plant when growing in large tufts. The entire plant is 

 tender and has a delicate flavor. I found the plant figured here on the Frankfort 

 pike where an old saw mill had formerly stood. It grew abundantly there, along 

 with Lepiota Americana and Pluteus cervinus. 



Found from August to October. 



