Ochrosporse 



GALE'KA Fr. 



Galerus, a cap. 



PileilS more or less membranaceous, conical or oval, then expanded, Gaiera. 

 striate, margin at the first straight, then adpressed to the stem. Gills 

 not decurrent. Stem somewhat cartilaginous, continuous with the 

 pileus, but differing in texture, tubular. Veil none or fibrillose. Spores 

 tawny-ochraceous. 



Slender, fragile, generally growing on the ground. 



Gaiera corresponds with Mycena, Nolanea, Psathyra and Psathyrella, 

 which are distinguished by their spore colors. In the brown-spored 

 series Naucoria is separated by the margin of the pileus being at first 

 incurved, and Tubaria by the decurrent gills. 



The genus is composed of small species, but many grow in clusters, 

 and are of a consistency which decreases but little in quick cooking. 

 Those tested are delicate in texture and flavor. 



G. lateri'tia Fr. later, a brick. Pileus i in. high, pale yellowish 

 when moist, ochraceous when dry, hygrophanous, membranaceous, 

 acorn-sJtaped then bell-shaped, obtuse, even, smooth, slightly and densely 

 striate at the margin when moist. Stem 3 in. and more long, i line 

 thick, tubular, attenuated upward, tense and straight, even, but white- 

 pruincse, whitish. Gills adnexed in the top of the cone, hence appear- 

 ing as if free, ascending, very narrow, crowded, cinnamon. 



Gills almost adpressed to the stem, almost pendulous. Remarkably 

 analogous with A. ovalis, but easily distinguished by the linear gills 

 and the absence of a veil ; very fragile. Fries. 



Spores 1 1x5/1 W.P.; i I-I2X5-6/A Masses. 



West Virginia, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania. On dung 

 and rich pastures. June to frost. Mcllvaine. 



The narrow conical cap, distinctly striate, distinguishes this species 

 from G. tenera. In quality there is no difference. It is a well-flavored, 

 delicate species. 



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