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Go to the NZFungi website for more indepth information on Naucoria sideroides. Naucoria sideroides

Synonyms

Agaricus sideroides

Biostatus

Present in region - Origin uncertain

Article: Massee, G.E. (1899) [1898]. The fungus flora of New Zealand. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 31: 282–349 Wellington:.
Description: Pileus campanulate, then expanded, umbonate, glabrous, viscid, yellowish-cinnamon, becoming ochraceous-tan and rather shining when dry, margin entire, incurved when young, 1.5-2.5 cm. broad; flesh very thin, white; gills adnate, with a decurrent tooth, sometimes slightly sinuate, narrow, crowded, ochraceous, then cinnamon; spores elliptical, pale-yellow, 8-10 x 4-6 µ; stem 5-8 cm. long, 2-4 mm. thick, slightly narrowed upwards, even, glabrous or sprinkled with white powder at the apex, pallid, then yellowish, rusty below and becoming brownish, stuffed or hollow.
Habitat: On trunks, chips, &c.; rarely on the ground.
Distribution: Dannevirke, New Zealand. Europe.