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Clitocybe dealbata

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Clitocybe dealbata (Sow.) Gill. Champ. Fr. 152. 1874
Agaricus dealbatus Sow, Engl. Fungi pi. 123. 1798.
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Pileus slightly fleshy, convex becoming plane, gregarious; 2.5-4 cm. broad; surface dry, smooth, glabrous, subshining, white, margin sometimes upturned or wavy: context white, the taste mild; lamellae crowded, thin, adnata, white: spores ellipsoid, 4.5 X 2-2.5 ju:'' stipe fibrous, equal, stuffed, pruinose or mealy at the apex, white, 2-3 cm. long, 2-3 mm. thick.
Type locaIvITy: Bngland.
Habitat: Grassy places.
Distribution: Temperate North America; also in Europe.
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William Alphonso MurrilI, Gertrude Simmons BurIingham, Leigh H Pennington, John Hendly Barnhart. 1907-1916. (AGARICALES); POLYPORACEAE-AGARICACEAE. North American flora. vol 9. New York Botanical Garden, New York, NY
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