PLANTS OF NORTH ELBA 



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Lepiota amianthina Scop. 

 Damp mossy ground in woods. Common. Closely allied to the pre- 

 ceding species but of a pale ochraceous color and generally more slender 

 in habit. In the typical form the lamellae are adnate and the flesh of 

 the stem is yellowish. These characters are not always well shown in 

 our plant. 



Lepiota illinita Fr. 



Woods and groves. Rare. In a grove of young coniferous trees near 

 the road to Epps farm. August and September. A species easily known 

 by its pure white color and viscid pileus and stem. From similar species 

 9 of Hygrophorus it may be separated by its free lamellae. 



Armillaria mellea Vahl. 



Honey colored armillaria „ 



On and about stumps and prostrate trunks. Very common and 

 variable. It does not often appear before August, but it usually con- 

 tinues till cold weather stops its growth. It grows either in groups or in 

 clusters. It is edible but not of first quality. 



Tricholoma transmutans Pk. 



Changing tricholoma 

 Woods and groves. Near Newman. September. 



Tricholoma imbricatum Fr. 



Similar in color and habitat to the last, but the pileus is not viscid. 

 Both are edible. 



Tricholoma rutilans Schaeff. 

 About stumps or decaying wood of coniferous trees. Raybrook. 

 August. 



Tricholoma variegatum Scop. 



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Decaying wood of coniferous trees. Valley of the Ausable. August. 



Tricholoma vaccinum Pers. 



Woods and groves. Near Newman. September. 



Tricholoma album Schaeff. 

 Woods. Common. Very variable in size. 



