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THE LARGER FUNGI 
I. “Veil none; jrileus dry, most frequently squnmulose. Spores usually 
ferruginous. ' ’■ — Rea. 
170. Flanunula paludosa Clel. (L., pal'udom* irshy). — Pilous J to 1 tin. 
(1.8 to 3.1 om.), convex, then nearly plane or a little irregularly depressed or 
deeply upturned, edge intlirned when young, matt to totpentose, yellowish-brown 
at the periphery, darker brown in the centre, or reddish-tan, Gills adnato or 
slightly sinuate, moderately close, ventricose, many short, yellowish-brown 
becoming almost tawny. Stem short, 1 to fin: (1.2 to 1.8 cm.), rather slender 
to moderately stout, sometimes flattened, equal or attenuated downwards, mealy 
To fibrillose, solid or slightly hollow', yellowish-brown becoming much darker 
below. No sign of a veil. Spores obliquely pear-shaped, slightly rough, yellowish- 
brown, 9,5 to 1 1 x 6 to 7.5 g. On the edge of bogs or on the walls of pockets 
of water in swamps. South Australia — Mount Compass. May. 
11. “ Fileus covered with a continuous, somewhat separable, smooth viscid 
cuticle; cortina manifest, fibrillose. Spores ferruginous or fuscous ferruginous, 
not tawny. Gregarious, growing on the ground, rarely on wood. ' ’ — Rea. 
171. Flanunula californica Earle var. communis Clel. el (’heel. ( CaHfornicus . 
of California; L., communis, common). — When young convex, near Auburn (It.) 
with the periphery somewhat yellower, sometimes with remnants of the universal 
pale yellow fibrillose veil. When adult, pilous 14 to 2in. (1.8 to 5 cm.), convex, 
then flattened or upturned, gibbous, viscid when moist, sometimes slightly fib- 
rillose or with a few widely separated scales, near Chestnut (u.) or Auburn (u.), 
round the periphery Dresden Brown (xv.), Ochraceous Tawny (xv.) or paler or 
darker than Antimony Yellow (.xv.). Gills adnate or slightly (sinuate with a 
slight decurrent tooth, moderately close, at first greenish yellow (near Old Gold, 
xvi.) becoming Buckthorn Brown to Dresden Brown (xv. ). Stem 1 to 2in. 
(2.0 to 5 cm.), slender, slightly attenuated upwards, base a little bulbous, slightly 
hollow, fibrous, apex not mealy, clad below' with brownish fibrillose scales probably 
remains of the cortina, which sometimes forms an imperfect’ superior ring, with 
whitish mycelium at the base or when growing on stringy bark trunks with 
numerous coarse, irregular, brownish to whitish rhizomorph strands, near Russet 
(xV.), yellowish-brown above. Spores elliptical, microscopically rather a dull 
brown, 7.5 to 9.3 x 4.2 to <5.3 g. Cystidia usually numerous, ventricose or flnsk- 
xbaped with acuminate apices, 32 to 56 x 10.5 to 13. S g. No taste. Gregarious. 
On the ground, usually amongst leaves or fallen pieces of bark and usually at 
or near the bases of living or dead Euealypts (.Kamtyplus toblu/m L’Herit. and 
K. leucoxylon F. v. M.), occasionally ascending the trunks for a few feet. South 
Australia — Mount Lofty, National Park, Kuitpo, Back Valiev off laman Valley. 
Bangham (S. Id.) , Kalangadoo (8.E.). New South Wales. April to duly. 
172. Flanunula limonia Cke. et Mass. (Modern L., limonius, lemon-coloured). — 
Pilous up to Tin. (10 cm.), hemispherical, then gradually expanded, finally with 
the edge upturned, viscid when moist, edge sometimes obscurely striate, when 
young brownish yellow, then a pale lemon yellow. Gills adnate, rather crowded, 
pallid white becoming greyish with a brown tint', finally when old dark greyish 
or earthy brown. Stem up to Bin. (7.5 cm.), attenuated slightly downwards, 
sometimes shaggy-scaly towards the base, fibrousely rooting below, stuffed or 
hollow, whitish or pale yellow. Oecasionalh with fragments of the veil on the 
edge of the pilous. Spores elliptical, rather elongated, light brown, 11 to 1(5.5 x 
(5.5 to 9 g. In garde'Us, lawns, etc. South Australia — Adelaide district. .June, 
duly, September. November. 
173. Flanunula carbonaria Fr. ( L„ mrbnnarius, pertaining to charcoal). — 
Pilous 1 to Tin. (1.2 to 2.5 cm.), at' first deeply convex, then expanding, sometimes 
subgibbous, slightly viscid when moist, Sudan Brown (Til.), often darker at the 
disc. Gills adnate, then seceding, moderately close, not ventricose, Brnssell's 
Brown (tit.), pallid brownish when young. Stem I to 1 | in. (2.5 to 3.1 cm.), 
slender, a little flexmms, slightly hollow, pallid flecked wit'll projecting minute 
brownish fibrillose scales. Spores elliptical, yellow brown, 6.5 to 9 x 4 to 5.5 g. 
Cystidia flask-shaped, 37 x 1 7 g. Gregarious. On the ground amongst charcoal 
from burnt Ixiu'tili/ytus logs. South Australia — Mount Lofty, Encounter Bay, 
Mount Burr (S.E.). New South Wales. May, June. 
This Australian form is much smaller than the British species. It can be 
readily recognised by its habitat amongst charcoal. 
