Comprehensive Description
provided by North American Flora
Melanoleuca viscosa (Peck) Murrill
Tricholoma viscosum Peck, Bull. Torrey Club 31: 178. 1904.
Pileus fleshy, convex, 2-5 cm. broad ; surface smooth, glutinous, shining when dry, yellowish-tawny, darker or reddish-brown in the center, margin irregular or wavy, often turned upward when old ; context white, odor slight but unpleasant ; lamellae narrow, close, nearly free, white ; spores minute, subglobose, 3-4 ^ long; stipe firm, equal, fragile, solid, flexuous, glutinous, white above, brown below, 2.5-4 cm. long, 4-5 cm. thick.
Type locality: St. Louis, Missouri.
Habitat: Low ground.
Distribution: Known only from the type locality.
- bibliographic citation
- William Alphonso Murrill. 1914. (AGARICALES); AGARICACEAE (pars). North American flora. vol 10(1). New York Botanical Garden, New York, NY
