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CIRCULAR 14 3, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



STROPHAKIA SEMIGLOBATA. (POISOIMOUS) 

 (Fig. 34) 



In Sfrnphnria aonif/lohfitn tlip rap is ronntlofl. then hemispherical, thick at 

 center, becoming thin toward the even margin, light yellow, viscid when moist ; 

 the gills are Inroad, adnate, uneciual, when young light brown, later purpli.sh 

 brown or blackish ; the stem is slender, hollow, even or slightly bulbous. 



FiiURE 34. — Stropharid siiiiiylubuia. (i'oisoiious) 



smooth, yellowish, but paler at apex, where striate markings from the gills may 

 be present, viscid; the ring is viscous, incomplete, and formed by the remains 

 of the glutinous veil which soon disappears. 



I. — II jiiilioloiiia um 



(From (.i. F. Atkinson I 



The cap is 1 to IVj inches broad; the stem is 2 to .3 inches long and 2 to 3 

 lines thick. 



This species is remarkable for the uniformly hemispherical cap. It occurs 

 comnioidy on dung or iu well-manured ground. It is not to be recognized as 

 an edible species. 



