Hygrophorus (ett. Hyg. ) 
Whole plant surrounded by thick gel, viscid, universal 
veil; pileus unexpanded when young, 2.2 cm., sepia, shading to 
Isabella color; gills white , subdistant , waxy , adnate; stipe thick, 
floccose ,pruinose above ; gelatinous annulus, white, reticulate, 
striate with sepia, as gel dries, 4 cm # 7 mm. 
Mossy banks under Quercus . 
Specimens examined: 
Costa Rica, San Jose, Rancho Redondo, Alt , 2250m ., Dodge & Thomas 
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