Abstract

Pileus thin, fleshy, convex to expanded, irregular or depressed at times, gregarious, I-2.5 cm. broad; surface glabrous, subrugose, ochraceous to orange; margin inrolled at first, entire or repand; context thin, pallid, mild, at length faintly peppery; lamellae decurrent, distant, very narrow, often forking, but seldom anastomosing, concolorous or somewhat paler; spores ovoid, somewhat one-sided, smooth, hyaline with a faint yellowish tinge, 8-9 X 4-5 /A; stipe slender, cylindric, equal, glabrous, shining, slightly striate at times, concolorous, usually solid, 2-5 cm. long, 2-4 mm. thick. This tiny bright-colored species is known to occur on the ground in deciduous woods from Massachusetts to Alabama in the eastern United States and is reported from a few localities in the middle west. Lepiota procera (Scop.) Quel. PARASOL MUSHROOM

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