Hygrophorus conicus group 
(See painting) 
Pileus campanulate with sharp, pointed limbo , blackening 
on drying* not viscid, moist, innate , fibrillose, margins inrolled; 
flesh very thin; gills free, narrow, orange-buff , blackening; stipe 
fibrous, cartilaginous, hollow, silky , fibrous without. Pileus 
attached to underside of huge, moss- covered log! 
Specimens examined: 
Costa Rica, Cartago, Finca Coliblanco above Sta. Theresa de Cape- 
lladas , Alt. about 1800 m. , Dodge & Thomas 
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