234 Coprinus. 



Spraguei, B. and Curt. P. conical then canipan. T5 2 cm. 

 tomentose, striate, greyish, disc tawny ; g. few, distant ; s. 3 5 cm. 

 pale reddish ochre ; sp. 10x5. 



Spegazzinii, Karst. P. cylindr. or oval, then exp. and splitting 

 up to disc, greyish, soon naked and grooved ; g. free; s. white, hollow, 

 thickened below and rooting ; sp. 9 14 x 5 6. 



platypus, B. and Cke. P. white then yellowish, flocculose, 

 4 5 mm. ; g. free ; s. 1*5 3 cm. base discoid ; sp. 8 x 6. 



Stem floccose or pulverulent at first. 



narcoticus, Fr. Foetid. P. cylindric-clavate then exp. T5 2 cm. 

 hyaline, striate, at first with white floccose squamules ; g. free; 

 s. 4 5 cm. white, downy at first, hollow ; sp. 1 1 x 5 6. 



(muralis, Allesch. Smell strong, ammoniacal. P. cylindr. then 

 campan. white then grey, covered with white floccose squamules; 

 g. free, narrow; s. equal, hollow, floccosely scaly then glabrous, white, 

 shining, base densely fibrous ; sp. subg. 6. 



lagopus, Fr. P. cylindr. then campan. coarsely striate up to 

 brown disc, at Hrst with white flocci ; g. free ; s. 10 15 cm. every- 

 where with white floccose dowu ; sp. 14 16 x 10 12. 



Differs from C. narcoticus in absence of smell. C. lagopoides 

 differs in tomentum breaking up into scales, and g. very distant 

 from stem. 



[lagopoides, Karst. P. campan. sulcate, disc livid, with free 

 white scales, 4 1 cm. ; g. distant from stem ; s. up to 17 cm. white, 

 floccose ; sp. 6 8 x 5 6. 



macrocephalus, B. P. cylindr. then campan. striate, ashy grey, 

 disc brownish, sprinkled with pointed scales, 2 cm. ; g. free ; s. 

 3 5 cm. dingy white, fibrillose below; sp. 11 13 x 7 8. 



Differs from C. lagopus in dark grey p. 



[tigrinellus, Boud. P. elliptic-oblong then campan. striate, snow- 

 white edge becoming rosy, pulverulent, with tawny flecks ; g. free j 

 s. 2 cm. white, base rather bulbous and often with blackish flecks ; 

 sp. 11x7. 



Differs from C. Friesii in being at first covered with brown 

 tomentum which breaks up into flecks. 



[Friesii, Q. P. elliptic-oblong then exp. 1 2 cm. finely striate, 

 white apex tinged yellow, edge rosy; g. free, reddish then black; s. 

 2 cm. white, pulverulent, base swollen and floccose ; sp. angularly 

 glob. 10. 



Differs from G. tigrinellus in not having a brown veil. 



[cupulatus, B. Jacob. P. subcampan. greyish yellow, with 

 a floccose greyish white veil then pubescent, sulcate, 45 mm. ; g. 

 free ; s. 5 7 cm. white, downy, striate, base swollen ; sp. 78 

 x6 7. 



