CLASSIFICATION 131 



M. vulgaris and M. rorida differ in the viscid cap. 



On the ground. 



M. tenella. — Tufted. Cap campanulately convex, peHucid, edge 

 striate, white or tinged pink, up to | in. across ; gills crowded, 

 white, then tinged pink ; stem about i in. long, very slender, white. 



On old trunks. 



M. speira. — Cap conico-convex, then plane, at last depressed, 

 often with a papillate umbo, disc brown, remainder greyish white, 

 variegated with brown lines, 2-6 lines across ; gills white ; stem 

 shining white, base brownish, i|-2 in. long. 



Densely gregarious, but not tufted. 



On mossy trunks. 



M. capillaris. — Cap campanulate, white, about i line high ; 

 stem thread-like, 1-2 in. long, smooth. 



On dead leaves, especially beech. 



M. setosa. — White, cap about J line across ; stem hair-like, 

 about I inch long, covered with spreading hairs. 



On dead leaves in damp places. 



M. sudora. — Cap i-i| in. across, thin, convex, umbonate, 

 white, viscid ; stem 3-5 in. long. 



Distinguished by the viscid cap, elongated stem, and entirely 

 white colour. 



On beech trunks. 



M. lactea. — Cap about | in. across, very thin, striate, white ; 

 stem 2-3 in. long, white ; habit scattered. 



On the ground and on pine needles in pine woods. 



M. gypsea. — Cap, conico-campanulate, striate, white, |-i in. 

 across ; gills becoming narrow from edge of cap to stem ; stem 

 2-3 in. long, straight, white, brittle. Tufted. 



On the ground on chips, etc., on wood. 



M. liitco-alha. — Cap |-i in. across, umbonate, very pale yellow ; 

 gills white ; stem tinged yellow. 



In pine woods on the ground. 



M. flavo-alba. — Cap -|-f in. across, umbonate, white, tinged 

 yellow or ochraceous, gills white ; stem white, pellucid. 



Distinguished from M. luteo-alba in the white, pellucid stem. 



Often in troops amongst short grass, heather, etc. 



** Cap pink or red. 



M. adonis.— Ca.^ about \ in. across, conical, then campanulate, 

 smooth, rosy, but colour variable ; gills narrow, white, then tinged 

 pink ; stem about i| in. long, very slender, white, smooth. 



In woods among short grass, etc. 



M. juncicol a. —Cap about i line across, blood-red or rosy ; stem 

 slender, rosy or brownish. 



On dead twigs, rushes, etc. 



