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THE LARGER FFNGI 
**Pileus hygroplianous, margin striate when fresh and moist. 
115. Lep'tonia asprella Fr . ! (L., asprellus, somewhat rough). — Pileus lin. 
(-.5 cm.), convex, depressed in the centre, slightly fibrillose. silky shining and 
livid grey or the colour of dead grass when dry. Gills adnexed or sinuate, then 
seceding, ventrieosc, pallid salmon. Stem U to 3 Jin. (3.7 to S.7 cm.), polished, 
subfibrillose or slightly striate, hollow, Drab (xi.vi.) or pallid dingy greyish- 
green. Flesh very thin. Spores pear-shaped, polygonal, slightly tinted, S to 9 
x 5.5 to 7.5 p. On the ground in debris. South Australia — Mount Loftv. April, 
dune. 
The description of our plants does not agree closely with that of the British 
species given by Rea. As our plants appear to be hvgrophaiious, though this is 
not specially mentioned in the notes, and Kauffmann refers to the variability of 
L. asprella and described a variety resembling our species, we place them 
provisionally under this name. 
Margin of pileus straight, at first' adpressed to the stem. 
NOLANEA Fr. 
(L., nola, a bell.) 
‘‘ Pileus fleshy or subineinbraiiaeeous, regular; margin straight, at first adpressed 
to the stem. Stem central, cartilaginous. Gills adnate, adnexed or sinuato- 
ndnate. Spores pink; angular, elliptical or globose; smooth or rough; continuous. 
Growing on the ground, rarely on wood; solitary or gregarious.’’ — Rea. 
The species are small and slender with a bell-shaped or conico-campanulate 
pileus which does not expand, the edge not being in-turned when young but the 
margin straight on the stem. Only one species has been recognised in this State 
but several others probably occur, though rarely. 
Hd. Nolanea pascua (Pers.) Fr. (L., pasauus, of pasture). — Pileus lin. (2.5 
cm.), conico-campanulate, papillate, hygroplianous, when dry silky smoky grey. 
Gills adnexed, ascending, dirty rosy grey. Stem 2in. (5 cm.), slender, sliglitiy 
striate, hollow, cartilaginous, greyish-brown, whitish at the base. Spores angular, 
slightly tinted, 9.5 x 6.5 to 8 p. No eystidia seen. On the ground. South 
Australia — K inchina. J uly. 
**Gills decurrent. 
ECCILIA Fr. 
(Gr., enkmlos, hollowed out.) 
■‘Pileus fleshy or submembranaeeous, uinbilicate; margin incurved. Stem een 
tral, cartilaginous. Gills decurrent. Spores pink, angular, continuous. Cvstidia 
rarely present. Growing on the ground, rarely on wood-” — Rea. 
The plants of this genus are small and slender and correspond to Omphalia in 
the white-spored species. The gills are decurrent and the flesh of the cartilaginous 
Stem differs in texture from that of the cap. No species have been recognised 
ns yet with us, though Clitopilns p rostral ns should perhaps be transferred to 
Eccilia. 
( d ) Pileus confluent with the excentuu- or lateral stem or dimidiate, 
SESSILE OR RESUPINATE. 
CLAUDOPUS W. G. Sm. 
(L., clavdus, lame; Gr., pom, a foot.) 
“Pileus fleshy, excentric, lateral or resupinate. Stem lateral or none. Gills 
radiating from a central point or decurrent. Spores pink; elliptical, globose or 
oblong; smooth, angular or verrucosa; continuous. Cvstidia present. Growing- 
on wood or on the ground.'' — Rea. 
The genus can be recognised by the pink spores and by the stem when present 
being excentric or lateral or by the pileus being resupinate with the gills radiating 
from an excentric or lateral point. The variety of C. rariabilis is not uncommon 
with us, attached to sticks, etc., or even growing on the scanty soil attached to 
the exposed surfaces of loose stones. 
