84 AGARICACE^: Omphalia 



369. 0. maura Gill, (from its swarthy appearance ; maurus^ a Moor) 



a b. 



P. plane, striate, deeply umbilicate, sooty-brown. St. sometimes 

 rooting, livid to dark brown. G. white. 



Odour of new meal. Lawns and moist places. Oct. -Nov. if x 1 5 X & in. 

 Must not be confounded with 277. 



370. 0. offuciata Gill, (from its appearance ; offtida, paint) a b. 



P. deeply depressed, rarely plane, with a small papilla, tan to 

 brownish or flesh-colour. St. colour as P., brown within at 

 base. G. colour as P. 



Solitary or slightly fasciculate. Under beeches. Oct.-Nov. if X if X \ in. 

 The salmon-colour of the gills must not cause this to be confounded with 

 Series II. Hyporhodii. 



b. Pyxidatcz. 



371. 0. ehrysophylla Gill, (from the golden-yellow gills ; Gr. chrusos y 



gold, phullon, a leaf) a b. 



P. plane, broadly umbilicate, ochreous-rufescent, tan or grey- 

 hoary when dry. St. colour as G. 



Gregarious. Decayed pine, stumps, chips, sawdust. Aug.-Oct. 2j X 2 X ^ in. 

 The colour of gills and stem must not cause this to be confounded with 

 Flammula. 



372. 0. Postii Karst. (after H. von Post) a b. 



P. plane, broadly umbilicate, striate, bright orange or rufescent. 

 St. light yellow to whitish. G. whitish to grey-white. 



Charcoal beds, swampy places. July-Oct. 2j x 2j x in. The var. aurea 

 Mass, bright golden-yellow, amongst Sphagnum in swamps. 



373. 0. pyxidata Quel. (from the shape of the pileus ; pyxis, a small 



box) a b c. 



P. infundibuliform, striate, rufous-fuscous to umber or pallid. St. 

 colour as P. G. white to brown. Flesh pale brown. 



Lawns and woods amongst grass and moss ; frequent. July - Nov. 

 ii X if X J in. Sometimes \ X \ in. 



374. 0. leucophylla Gill, (from the white gills; Gr. leukos, white, 



phulloH) a leaf) a b c. 



P. plane, broadly depressed, at length subrimose, dark ashy to 

 pale or dark umber. St. colour as P., usually white at top and 

 bottom. 



Taste insipid ; odour somewhat strong. Woods, moist places, amongst short 

 grass. April-Sept, if X if X J in. 



375. 0. strisepileus Gill, (from the striate pileus) a b c. 



P. plane, depressed, rarely with a small papilla, livid olivaceous 

 or brownish; mid. brown. St. pale livid umber, becoming 

 fuscous. G. whitish. 



Woods, amongst moss and grass. Oct.-Nov. if x ij X \ in. 



