C. gangræno´sa Fr.—gangræna, gangrene. Pileus fleshy, convex then plane, obtuse, whitish, at first sprinkled with white powder, then naked, variegated, streaked. Gills slightly decurrent, arcuate, crowded, dingy-white. Stem somewhat bulbous, soft, striate, spongy, solid.
Stinking; large, flesh becoming blackish and variegated with black. Stem curved, sometimes excentric. Pileus whitish, here and there greenish, livid, etc. Fries.
Var. nigres´cens Lasch. Whitish; pileus thin, soft, at first convex, obtuse then plane, somewhat umbonate, and somewhat depressed; gills decurrent, very much crowded, narrow, stem solid, downy.
Pileus 2–3 in. broad. Stem 1¼-1½ in. long, 2–3 lines thick.
Odor rather sweet, taste unpleasant. Cooke.
New Jersey, Haddonfield, pine woods. July to August. McIlvaine.
This Clitocybe is in every way unattractive. It is not poisonous, but no one would care to eat it.
Clitocybe media.
One-half natural size.