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Hebeloma crustuliniforme (Bull.) Fr. 



CRUSTULINE HEBELOMA 



Sylloge 5:799 



Pileus fleshy, convex becoming plane, obtuse or with an obtuse 

 umbo, even, glabrous, slightly viscid when young, whitish tan or 

 brick red, odor like that of radishes; lamellae close, adnexed, nar- 

 row, thin, whitish becoming clay color or brownish ferruginous; 

 stem equal, stuffed or hollow, subbulbous, white squamulose at the 

 top, whitish; spores ellipsoid, unequal, io-i2' x 5-7 tJ-. 



Pileus 4-6 cm broad; stem 4-5 cm long, 6-10 mm thick. 



Ground in woods or open places. Cattaraugus and Ulster coun- 

 ties. September. 



Hebeloma colvini Pk. 



COLVIN HEBELOMA 



Kg. (Hebeloma) colvini Pk. N. Y. State Mus. Rep't 28, p.49 



Pileus fleshy, convex or nearly plane, sometimes gibbous or 

 broadly umbonate, rarely centrally depressed, glabrous, grayish or 

 alutaceous with an ochraceous tint; lamellae close, broad, sinuate, 

 adnexed, whitish becoming brownish ochraceous ; stem equal, flexu- 

 ous, silky fibrillose, stuffed or hollow above, solid toward the base, 

 whitish ; spores subellipsoid, 10-12 x 5-6 /^-. 



Pileus 2.5-7.5 cm broad; stem 2.5-8 cm long, 2-6 mm thick. 



Sandy soil in open places. Albany co. October. 



The mycelium binds the sand into a globose mass which adheres 

 to the base of the stem. 



Hebeloma longicaudum (Pers.) Fr. 

 LONG STEM HEBELOMA 

 Sylloge 5 :8oo 

 Pileus fleshy, convex becoming expanded, glabrous, viscid, whit- 

 ish, argillaceous or tan color, sometimes brownish or yellowish red 

 on the disk; lamellae close, sinuate near the stem, adnexed, whitish 

 and serrulate on the edge, tan color becoming dingy cinnamon; 

 stem unequal, rather long, fragile, partly hollow, mealy at the top, 

 obsoletely fibrillose, white ; spores oblong or ellipsoid, 10-12 x 6-8 p- 

 Pileus 3.5-6 cm broad; stem 5-9 ctn long, 5-8 mm thick. 

 Ground in woods. Catskill mountains. September. 

 A rare species in our State. 



