Comprehensive Description
provided by North American Flora
Galactopus sanguinolentus (Alb. & Schw.) Murrill
Agaricus {Mycena) sanguinolentus Alb. & Schw. Consp. Fung. 196. 1805. Mycena sanguinolenta Qu^l. Champ. Jura Vosg. 225. 1872.
Pileus membranous, conic to campanulate-convex, 0.5-1 cm. broad; siurface opaque-red
at first, then gradually more dilute, the umbo deep-purple, margin striate : lamellae ascending,
crowded, linear, pale-reddish, purpHsh-black on the edges: spores cylindricellipsoid, 8-U X
4.5-5 jLt; cystidia pointed, reddish-brown, 30 X 11-13 m: stipe weak, flaccid, subconcolorous ,
glabrous, exuding reddish drops when injured, 6-1 1 cm. long.
Type locality: Geronany.
Habitat: In sphagnum and other mosses or among leaves in moist places. Distribution: New England and New York, and reported from Michigan and New Jersey; also in Europe.
- bibliographic citation
- 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
