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Cap:
1 to 4-6 diameter, obtusely conic to hemispheric, then
convex to broadly convex, sometimes with an umbo and not hygrophanous.
At first yellowish to off-white. Gills:Subcurrent at first buff than dark purple-brown with a
white edge. Stem:4-12 x 0.2-1 cm. At first enlarged at pelius and enlarged
at the base ion mature specimens. Smooth, dry, white and always curved.
Hollow, easily staining blue-green when touched, particularly at the
base of stem. Spores:(10) 12-15 x (7) 8.5-9.4 microns. Sporeprint:Deep Violet. Habitat:Scattered in fertilized rich manured soil in pastures
but not directly on manure. Distribution: Season:January Dosage:Currently unknown. Comment:Material studied came from Natal, South Africa at 1500
meters altitude at O'Neil's cottage between Volksrust and Bristol. Gartz
introduced this new species to the world at the 1994 Gathering of the
Minds Symposium at Chapman University in Orange County, Los Angeles,
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