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Leucopaxillus ardesiacus G. Stev. & G.M. Taylor 1964

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Leucopaxillus ardesiacus G. Stev. & G.M. Taylor in Stevenson, Kew Bull. 19 20 (1964)

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G. Stev. & G.M. Taylor
G. Stev. & G.M. Taylor
1964
20
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Leucopaxillus ardesiacus G. Stev. & G.M. Taylor 1964
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Leucopaxillus ardesiacus
on fallen log in Nothofagus forest, Butterfly, Wellington, [New Zealand], 8.4.1961, G. M. Taylor 7 7Holotype K(M) 202918

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Leucopaxillus ardesiacus G. Stev. & G.M. Taylor 1964

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Leucopaxillus ardesiacus G. Stev. & G.M. Taylor 1964

A thorough study of the type and several collections made by ourselves clearly showed that this species is taxonomically unrelated to Leucopaxillus. Details of its systematic position will be published in a later paper.

Leucopaxillus ardesiacus G. Stev. & G.M. Taylor 1964

[Notes from Kew Type specimen, PRJ 2010] Kew images.

Leucopaxillus ardesiacus G. Stev. & G.M. Taylor 1964

Pileus 2-3 cm diam., dark grey, convex with strongly down-rolled margin, silky fibrillose; flesh white, solid, with a water soaked layer above the gills. Gills adnexed, pale grey, long and short intercalating, some forking. Stipe 2.5 x 0.5-0.7 cm, solid, fleshy, pale grey fawn with darker grey markings, base surrounded by grey hyphae. Spores 5-6 x 2-5-3 µm, strongly amyloid (Fig. 35); print white.
On fallen log in Nothofagus forest, Butterfly, Wellington, 8.4.1961, G. M. Taylor (type).
Pileus 2-5 cm diam., fusco-griseus, convexus, margine valde deorsum revoluto, sericeo-fibrillosus; came alba solida, strato aquoso supra lamellas sito. Lamellae adnexae, pallide griseae, longiores cum brevioribus intercalatae, nonnullae furcatae. Stipes 2.5 x 0.5-0.7 cm, solidus, carnosus, pallide griseo-hinnuleus, fuscius griseo-notatus, basi hyphis griseis circumdatus. Sporae 3-6 x 2.5-3 µm, valde amyloideae, in cumulo albae.
Typus: G. M. Taylor 77.

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Leucopaxillus ardesiacus G. Stev. & G.M. Taylor 1964
Leucopaxillus ardesiacus G. Stev. & G.M. Taylor
Leucopaxillus ardesiacus G. Stev. & G.M. Taylor 1964
Leucopaxillus ardesiacus G. Stev. & G.M. Taylor (1964)
Leucopaxillus ardesiacus G. Stev. & G.M. Taylor 1964
Leucopaxillus ardesiacus G. Stev. & G.M. Taylor 1964
Leucopaxillus ardesiacus G. Stev. & G.M. Taylor 1964
Leucopaxillus ardesiacus G. Stev. & G.M. Taylor (1964)
Leucopaxillus ardesiacus G. Stev. & G.M. Taylor 1964
Leucopaxillus ardesiacus G. Stev. & G.M. Taylor 1964
Leucopaxillus ardesiacus G. Stev. & G.M. Taylor 1964
Leucopaxillus ardesiacus G. Stev. & G.M. Taylor (1964)

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on fallen log in Nothofagus forest, Butterfly, Wellington, [New Zealand], 8.4.1961, G. M. Taylor 7 7Holotype K(M) 202918

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1 January 2000
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