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THE LARGER FUNGI 
Tlii’ drub colour, greyish gills and especially the strong smell of wattle-blossom 
characterise this species. 
4(i. Clitocybe brunneo-ceracea Cl el. (L„ bruit newt, brown; eemce-m, waxy). — 
I ’ileus i to 2 A in . (1.2 to 6.2 cm.) in diameter, thin, the edge turned in when 
young, irregularly convex with an umbilicus, then moderately depressed, some- 
times gibbous in the depressed centre, the edge faintly striate, innately silkv- 
librillose, when moist near Buffy Brown (XL.) or Drab (xlvi.) and moist looking, 
waxy semitrnnslueent, markedly liygrophanous, drying to pallid or dingy whitish 
with a bttffy tint, the drying commencing from near the centre, the centre some- 
times remaining for a while buffy brown shading to dark brown. Grills adnate 
to moderately decurrent, close, narrow, many short, edges rather thick, sometimes 
with venose buttresses between the gills, pallid greyish-brown, much paler than 
Drub (xlvu.). Stem up to 1 Ain. (.'1.7 cm.) high, usually slender, sometimes 
flattened, fibrillose, extensively hollow, coloured like the piletis but paler. Flesh 
under the pilous moist-looking brown, in the centre of the pilous white, in the 
stem pale brown. Spores narrow, 5.5 to 6 x 2.2 to 2.8 p. Cystidia not seen. 
Slight phosphorus like smell. Amongst dead leaves and sticks, sometimes under 
Pimm ra&iala or other pines. South Australia — National Park, Beaumont (near 
Adelaide), Rowan Forest ( Kalangadoo, S.B.), Mount Gambier, MaeDonnell Bay. 
May. July. 
Resembles C. paraditnpa Cl el. et Cheel., but lacks the strong wattle scent and 
is less robust. The specific name refers to the semitranslucent waxy (or soapy) 
appearance of the brownish pilous when moist'. Previous collections from Beau 
inont and National Park in South Australia and Ararat in Victoria we have 
referred to C. pinophilfl Peck. 
17. Clitocybe pascua Clel. (L., pascum, of pasture).- — Pileus 1 to 1-Jin. (2.5 to 
3.7 cm.), rarely 2in. (5 cm.) in diameter, irregularly convex, soon becoming 
depressed in the centre and sometimes infun dibuli form, edge often irregular and 
wavy or slightly lobed, sometimes lacerated, smooth, when moist between Sudan 
Broivn and Brussels Brown (ill.) and semitranslucent, when dry opaque whitish 
or buffy whitish. Gills slightly dccurrent, rather close, moderately narrow, many 
short, greyer than Pinkish Buff (XXIX.). Stem short, 1 to Tin. (1.2 to 2.5 cm.) 
high, slender, equal or sometimes attenuated downwards, fibrillose, hollow, 
brownish when moist, pallid when dry. Flesh watery brownish when moist, 
whitish when dry. Smell a little strong. Spores obliquely elliptical, 7 x 3.7 p. 
Gregarious on grassy hills. South Australia — Near Noarlunga. June. 
Tin' characteristic features are the Sudan brown to Brussels brown pileus 
becoming whitish when dry, the gills greyer than pinkish buff, the brownish stem, 
the spores 7 x 3.7 p, and the habitat, amongst grass. 
is. Clitocybe australiana Clel. (L., Awtralianm, Australian). — Pileus up to 
11 to Tin. (3.1 to 10 cm.), irregular, somewhat convex, centre depressed, edge 
rather irregular and broken up, dull, smooth, pale biscuit colour (near Pinkish 
Buff, xxrx.) or paler than Mikado Brown (xxix.) and near Vinaceous Cinnamon 
(xxix.), soapy -looking when moist, near Sayal Brown (xxix.) when dry. Gills 
aduato-deenrront to deeurrent, narrow, moderately dose, _ near Pinkish Buff. 
Stem up to liin. (3.7 cm.), slender to stout, up to g in. (15 mm.) thick, slightly 
attenuated downwards, dull surface, solid or slightly hollow, with fluffy mycelium 
at the base, white. Flesh white, thick over the stem, attenuated outwards. 
Spores 3-2 to 5.6 x 1.6 to 3.2 p. Single or two tr three together or subcaespitose 
in sandy soil under trees. South Australia — Kinehina and Monarto South, Enfield. 
New South Wales — Bumberry and Manildra. July to October. 
[Tsa. Clitocybe cyathiformis Bull. var. cinerascens Fr. (Gr., cyathos, a cup; 
L., forma, shape; L., cimermeens, becoming ash-coloured). — Pileus up to liin. 
(3.7 cm.), umbilieate to infundibuliform, very thin, striate, sometimes somewhat 
rugose, translucent, pale greyish brown. Gills deeply deeurrent, branching and 
anastomosing, moderately crowded, cinereous white. Stem up to 2|in. (6.2 cm.), 
tubular, (he hollow centre sometimes apparently communicating with the funnel- 
shaped pileus, base slightly bulbous, concolol’ous with the pileus but browner 
below. Spores pear-shaped with a large gutta, 7 to 8.5 x T.2 to 5 p, l nder 
trees, sometimes on rotten wood. New South Wales — Mosman near Sydney, 
Lisarow. March, May, June. (Plate 111. Top right (igure.) 
The New South Wales plants referred to the above species also resemble, in 
some points C. obbala Fr. They may be distinct from each of these species, 
differing for instance in the hollow stem. | 
