Comprehensive Description
provided by North American Flora
Galerula tortipes (Mont.) Murrill
Agaricus tortipes Mont. Syll. Crypt. 119. 1856. Galera tortipes Sacc. Syll. Fung. 5: 867. 1887.
Pileus sub membranous, convex, campanulate, 3.5-4 cm. broad; surface fulvous, margin striate, crenulate, splitting; lamellae adnexed, crowded, several times inserted, linear, fulvous to cinnamon, paler on the edges; spores ellipsoid, fulvous, 7-8 X 4-5 m; stipe long, twisted, striate, fulvous, hollow, 15 cm. long, 5 mm. thick.
Type locality: Columbus, Ohio.
Habitat: In woods.
Distribution: Known only from the type locality.
- bibliographic citation
- William Alphonso Murrill. 1917. (AGARICALES); AGARICACEAE (pars); AGARICEAE (pars). North American flora. vol 10(3). New York Botanical Garden, New York, NY