Melanoleuca roseibrunnea

Melanoleuca roseibrunnea Murrill, Mycologia 5: 220. 1913
Tricholoma roseibrunneum Murrill, Mycologia 5: 223. 1913.
Pileus convex to somewhat depressed, gregarious, reaching 8-10 cm . broad ; surface smooth, dry, glabrous, brownish-pink with browner circular spots, margin paler with a cremeous tint, somewhat irregular and often upturned with age; context white, odor farinaceous, taste farinaceous with a faint bitter flavor which gradually becomes stronger, eaten by slugs; lamellae sinuate with a decurrent tooth, close, several times inserted, white ; spores subglobose to ovoid, smooth, hyaline, 5-7X4—5 y,; stipe cylindric, equal or at times enlarged at the base, smooth, finely tomentose to subglabrous, white or whitish, solid, 6-8 cm. long, 1—1.5 cm. thick, usually thicker at the base.
Typce locality: Seattle, Washington. Habitat: Among humus on the ground in woods. Distribution: Washington, Oregon, and California.