286 BRITISH FUNGI 



Small fungi, known by the more or less decurrent, almost tri- 

 angular gills. 



T. furfuracea (PI. XIX, fig. 6). — Cap ^2 in. across, becoming 

 depressed, yellowish cinnamon, hygrophanous, paler when dry, 

 hoary and silky-squamulose ; gills adnato-decurrent, cinnamon ; 

 stem 1-2 in. long, paler than cap, minutely flocculose. 



Distinguished by the minutely scurfy cap. 



On twigs, chips, etc. 



T. palitdosa. — Cap J-| in. across, thin, conical, then convex, with 

 a papillate umbo, yellowish brown ; gills slightly decurrent, very 

 broad behind, ochraceous ; stem 3-4 in. long, wavy, flocculose, 

 ochraceous. 



Distinguished by the papillate umbo. 



In swamps among Sphagnum, etc. 



T. stagnina (PI. XIX, fig. 5). — Cap |-i in, across, thin, conical, 

 then convex, sometimes depressed, slightly viscid and striate when 

 moist, rusty bay, pale and with squamules near the edge when dry ; 

 gills broad, triangular, rusty ; stem 4-7 in. long, reddish bay. 



In swamps amongst Sphagnum. 



T. pellucida. — Cap J-| in. across, thin, soon plane and umbonate, 

 cinnamon, pale and squamulose when dry ; gills triangular, pale 

 cinnamon ; stem i-i| in. long, pale, shining. 



Amongst leaves, etc. 



T. muscorum. — Cap up to | in. across, depressed, striate, smooth, 

 yellow-brown ; gills horizontal ; stem short, colour of cap. 



Amongst moss on the trunks of trees. 



T. embolus. — Cap |-| in. across, finely striate, yellowish tawny, 

 paler when dry ; gills triangular, very distant ; stem 1-1-2 in. long, 

 tawn}^ yellow, shining yellow^ when dry. 



On damp, heathy ground. 



Resembling Omphalia umhellifcya in general appearance, differing 

 in the cinnamon gills. 



7\ crobula. — Cap |-| in. across, slightly viscid, even, with NN'hitish 

 floccose scales, then naked and tan-colour ; gills rusty brown ; 

 stem 1-1-2 in. long, wavy, brownish with white floccose scales. 



Among fallen branches, sticks, etc. 



T. inquilina. — Cap |-| in. across, striate, livid brown, tan when 

 dry ; gills very broad behind, triangular, brownish, then umber ; 

 stem about i in. long, bay at first with white fibrils. 



Differs from T. crobula in tlie striate cap. 



On twigs, chips, etc. 



T. cupularis. — Cap up to i in. across, piano-depressed, even, 

 smooth, rufescent, then yellow, hygrophanous ; gills slightly de- 

 current, narrow, crowded, dingy cinnamon ; stem 2-3 in. long, 

 slightly thinner upwards, whitish, hollow. 



