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Go to the NZFungi website for more indepth information on Omphalina pyxidata. Omphalina pyxidata

Synonyms

Agaricus pyxidatus
Omphalia pyxidata

Biostatus

Present in region - Origin uncertain

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Owner: J.A. Cooper

Owner: J.A. Cooper

Caption: basidia and spores (melzers)
Owner: J.A. Cooper
 

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 membranaceous, umbilicate, then infundibuliform, almost glabrous ; radially striate and brick-red or rufescent when moist, hygrophanous ; whitish and minutely silky when dry; 1.5-2.5 cm. across; gills decurrent, rather distant, narrow, flesh-colour, then yellowish; spores 7-8 x 5-6 µ; stem 2-2.5 cm. long, 2 mm. thick, even, tough, pale-rufescent, stuffed, then hollow.
Habitat: Among short grass, &c.
Distribution: Dannevirke, New Zealand. Europe, Australia.
Notes: Characterized by the dull-red tinge of the entire fungus and the narrow gills. Specimens of this species have been found amongst the New Zealand fungi sent to Kew by Colenso, hence its occurrence does not rest on the doubtful identification of the specimens alluded to in the Handbook of the New Zealand Flora, p. 602.