GENERA AND SPECIES OF MUSHROOMS 



Mycena pura. Plate XII, Species 91. 



On ground in woods and grassy, open places; single or in 

 clusters; late summer and autumn. 



Cap thin; conic or plane, sometimes with a small knob at 

 center (umbonate); smooth; fine radial lines at the edge 

 (striatulate) ; 2 to 3 centimeters (4/5 to Vs) inches broad. 

 Entire plant of uniform color; rose, rose-purple, violet or lilac. 



Gills attached to the stem (adnate), sometimes breaking 

 away from the stem; broad at their middle; connected by 

 veins on the under surface of the cap. 



Stem sometimes white when young, turning to color of the 

 cap when mature; straight; smooth; hollow; with a few threads 

 at the base. 



Spores white; smooth; oblong; 2.5-3,5 x 6-7 microns in 

 diameter. 



This beautiful little species is common on the ground in 

 woods throughout North America and Europe. It varies 

 considerably in shape, sometimes being small and bell-shaped 

 with a long stem, and sometimes being quite broad and only 

 slightly rounded on the top or flat, and having a short stem. 

 It has been condemned as being dangerous to eat but its 

 properties have probably not been thoroughly investigated. 

 Even if harmless it is too small and thin to be considered for 

 food. The color varieties v/ere formerly counted as different 

 species. Murrill. 



The genus Naucoria 



This genus, with dark rusty spores (ferruginous) resembles 

 collybia among the white-spored agarics. The plants grow 

 both on the ground and upon wood. The color of the pileus 

 (cap) is some shade of yellow. The stem is not distinctly 

 ringed, but sometimes a slight, spore-stained band marks the 

 place of the obsolete ring. 



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