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 Clitocybe paraditopa
BiostatusPresent in region - Indigenous. Non endemic
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Article: Stevenson, G. (1964). The Agaricales of New Zealand: V. Kew Bulletin 19(1): 1-59.
Description: Pileus 2.5-3.5 cm diam., greyish fawn to grey more or less plane,
sometimes caespitose and deformed. Gills adnate to decurrent, pale grey,
moderately crowded, moderately thick and rather shallow, occasionally forking.
Stipe 1.5-2 x 0.5 cm, solid or hollow, flesh continuous with that of cap, grey
fawn with whitish cottony striations. Spores 5-5.5 x 2-2.5 µm thin-walled (Fig.
8). Very fragrant.
Habitat: In rough grass or on lawns, occasionally forming rings; fairly common in
Wellington and Nelson during May and June.
Notes: The gill characters of this species approach those of Leucopaxillus but the spores are non-amyloid.
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