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Cap:
.7-1.2 (2-5) cm broad. Hemispherical to convex, expanding
to broadly convex with age, sometimes conic. Margin translucent-striate
when moist. Yellow-umber to cinnamon or reddish-cinnamon. Gills: adnexed, close and broad. Dull rusty brown with a white
fringe along the margin. Stem: 20-40 mm long x 1-1.4 thick. Spores: 6.5-7.5 (.5) x 4.5-5m. Sporeprint: Rusty brown. Habitat: Scattered in grassy areas and fields. Distribution: Oregon, Washington and British Columbia, Canada. Season: Spring, Summer and fall. Comment: This species grows in sphaghum moss during the early
spring rains along streams and riverbanks in grassy areas. I found this
species only twice during the past 25 years. It has a watery white stem
with an enlarged base which is blue. Dosage: 40-50 small specimens, 1/3 of a fresh ounce and/or 1 dried gram.
This species i gropws only to three inches in height. |
