CLAUDOPUS. 237 



On dead wood, branches, &c. 



The gills remain for some time white, and is then liable to 

 be mistaken for a Pleurotus. 



Pileus rather fleshy, resupinate then reflexed, furnished 

 with a short, incurved, villous stem springing from the 

 centre; when the pileus is reflexed the stem becomes 

 obliterated. Gills at first radiating from an excentric 

 point, then meeting at the base, broad, rather distant, 

 whitish then rubiginous ; often persistently sterile, when the 

 gills remain white. (Fries.) 



Pileus half an inch to above one inch in breadth, round, 

 or reniform, entire, sessile, resupinate at first, becoming 

 gradually reflexed, so as ultimately to be only attached by 

 its side, or obliquely by a small portion of its upper surface; 

 very thin, membranaceous, delicate, pure white, downy; 

 flesh almost none. Lamellae rather numerous, narrow, much 

 accuminated as they approach the margin; at first white,, 

 gradually changing to a reddish colour tinged with pink, 

 darkest towards the base, their common point of origin 

 excentrical. A very variable species, both in size, form, and 

 mode of attachment. The prevailing characters are mentioned 

 in the description ; but the mycologist must be prepared to 

 find it very whimsical. Fries says that it is sometimes 

 furnished, when young, with a short, central, incurved 

 stipes, which becomes lateral and obliterated, after the pileus 

 is reflexed. The substance, delicate texture, and colour, are 

 constant. (Grev.) 



Claudopus depluens. Batsch. (figs. 1-3, p. 236.) 



Pileus up to | in. across, almost membranaceous, more or 



less convex and with the margin incurved, rather silky, 



whitish or with a tinge of red, hoary, either sessile or 



usually with a short downy, pale stem ; gills broad, ventri- 



rolvacea; showing the large, loose volva at the base of the stem; nat. 

 size; Fig. 10, Volvaria temperata, section ; nat. size; Fig. 11, Clitopilus 

 prunulu*, section: half nat. size; Fig. 12, Eccilia carneo-grisea, half 

 nat. size; Fig. 13, spores of same; x 400; Fig. 14, Leptonia aethiops, 

 half nat. size; Fig. 15, section of same; half nat. size; Fig. 16, Ento- 

 loma prunuloides, portion of section ; half nat. size ; Fig. 17, Entoloma 

 placenta, pileus; half nat. size. 



