Comprehensive Description
provided by North American Flora
Clitocybe aperta (Peck) Sacc. Syll. Fung. 5: 164. 1887
Agaricus {Clitocybe) aperius Peck, Ann. Rep. N. Y. State Mus. 30: 38. 1878.
Pileus convex, becoming plane or centrally depressed, often irregular, gregarious or cespitose, 2.5 cm. broad; surface whitish, sometimes tinged with Hlac and marked with one or two darker zones: context with farinaceous odor and disagreeable taste; lamellae crowded, narrow, adnate or slightly decurrent, whitish, often with a faint pinkish tint : spores 4-6 X 2-3 ju: stipe short, equal or attenuate downward, solid, whitish, 2.5-5 cm. long, 2 mm. thick.
Type locality: Maryland, Otsego County, New York. Habitat: Grassy ground by roadsides and in pastures. Distribution: New York.
- 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
