SI BSECTlOts tlYGROCYBl 157 



Fig. 43. //. miniatus var. miniatus 



smooth, yellow in Melzer's reagent. Basidia 34-48 X 5-8 fx, 1-, 2-, and 

 4-spored. Pleurocystidia and cheilocystidia not differentiated. Gill 

 trama subparallel, the hyphae with long cylindric cells, 7-19 /x broad, 

 often with an opaque mediostrate. Pileus trama homogeneous. Cuticle 

 composed of erect to repent hyphae which are septate, more or less 

 constricted, the terminal elements somewhat clavate. There is no 

 hypodermium. The pileus trama interwoven, and the hyphae radially 

 disposed. Clamp connections present on the cuticular hyphae. 



Habit, Habitat, and Distbibution — Gregarious on soil, at times 

 among moss, or on rotting logs and humus, in deciduous and mixed 

 woods, general throughout the United States, and the world, July- 

 November. 



Matebial Studied — Alabama: Hesler 21969. California: Smith 

 3939, 9169. colobado: Mains 5206. flobida: Singer F422. IDAHO: Slipp 

 1300; Smith 53527. maine: Bigelow 4448; Rea 624. Massachusetts: 

 Bigelow 6939, 7231, 7232, 8483, 8605, 8680, 9214. mk eogan: Brooks 

 1254; Chmielewski 111; Imshaug 3714, 3920, 3928; Johnson L833; 

 Lowe F1143; Mains 32393; Povah 157; Smith 6667, 7041, 7277. L5449, 

 18514, 18761, 18882, 25877, 25961, 33016, 3.3586, 37113, 41719, 42467, 



