Naucoria temulenta
SynonymsAgaricus temulentus
BiostatusPresent 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 almost membranaceous, campanulate, then convex, somewhat umbonate, never
depressed; margin striate, glabrous, ferruginous when moist, ochraceous and even. When dry,
1.5-2.5 cm. broad; gills adnate, rather .distant, narrowed in front, lurid, then rusty-umber;
spores elliptical, 12 x 6 µ; stem about 5 cm. long and 3 mm. thick, wavy or flexuous,
glabrous, polished, apex slightly mealy, hollow, but the cavity often containing a loose pith. Habitat: On the ground, in damp woods, &c. Distribution: Dannevirke, New Zealand. Australia, Europe. Notes: Allied to Naucoria pediades, from which it differs in the pileus being more or less umbonate,
never depressed, and striate when moist.
Article: Horak, E. (1971). A contribution towards the revision of the Agaricales (Fungi) from New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany 9(3): 403-462 (http://www.rsnz.org/publish/abstracts.php). Notes: The spores of this collection (COLENso b 751) are yellowish-grey,
smooth, 8-10 X 5-6 I,. Cheilocystidia broom-like or diverticulate. kidney-shaped, 6.5-7.5 X 3.5-4 µ. No cystidia seen. These characters are insufficient to determine the systematic position of this collection.
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