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Fig. 64. H. unguinosus var. unguinosus 



37773, 39221, 39273, 39333, 39578, 39653, 42610; Thiers 1117, 1238, 

 3327. new york: Bigelow 5060, 5066. north Carolina: Hesler 8199, 

 10874, 12361, 17045; Holland 3353; Sharp & Hesler 9320; Smith 9767; 

 Smith & Hesler 7440. Tennessee: Hesler 12170, 12757; Smith 9903, 

 10084; Smith & Hesler 7452, 11333, 13734. Washington: Smith 17965. 

 Canada: (Ontario) Cain, Sept. 7, 1936; (Nova Scotia) Smith 875. Bel- 

 gium: Heinemann, near Brussels, Nov. 1, 1960. Denmark: J. P. Jensen 

 (Hesler 23954). Austria: Moser, Aug. 27, 1948 (Hesler 24126). 



Observations — This is a striking species because of its contrasting 

 gray to dark umber colors and whitish to pale-gray gills. It appears to 

 be rare but widely distributed. Bresadola (1928) found a 2-spored 



