Comprehensive Description
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Limacella glischra (Morgan) Murrill
Lepiota glischra Morgan, Jour. Myc. 12: 203. 1906.
Pileus fleshy, subovoid to convex and expanded, 3-4 cm. broad ; epidermis a thin layer of brown gluten, thickest at the center rendering it darker colored, this glutinous layer being continuous with the marginal veil and running down and enveloping the stipe; context rather thin, white; lamellae broad, close, white, rounded behind, free, approximate; spores globose or ovoid, apiculate, 4—5X4/*," stipe tapering upward, solid, whitish-fibrillose beneath the brown gluten, 4—6 cm. long, 3-4 mm. thick.
Type; locality: Preston, Ohio. Habitat: Rich soil in woods. Distribution: Ohio and Tennessee.
- bibliographic citation
- William Alphonso Murrill. 1914. (AGARICALES); AGARICACEAE (pars). North American flora. vol 10(1). New York Botanical Garden, New York, NY
Limacella glischra: Brief Summary
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Limacella glischra is a mushroom species in the family Amanitaceae. It was first named as a species of Lepiota by Andrew Price Morgan in 1906; William Alphonso Murrill transferred it to Limacella in 1914.
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