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Pholiota Aggericola

Pholiota aggericola

Cap or Pileus - Brown, shining when moist. Margin in older specimens finely and closely impressed with parallel lines. Cap diameter of specimen photographed, 2 inches.

Gills or Lamellae - Pale brownish when young, darker brown when mature. Attached to stem when young, free when older.

Veil - Pale brown, colour of stem.

Stem or Stipe - Pale brownish, darker at base. Softer texture within than without. Stern length of specimen photographed, inches.

Spores - Rusty brown.

Flesh- Pale brownish; brittle. No taste or marked odour.

Time - October.

Habitat - Specimen photographed grew among grass and leaves in a New Jersey garden.