A. hæmorrhoida´rius Shulzer. Gr—discharging blood. Pileus 4 in. across, reddish-brown, fleshy, ovate then expanded, covered with broad adpressed scales, margin at first bent inward. Flesh when broken immediately blood-red. Stem 4 in. high, 1 in. thick, soon hollow, fibrillose, the solid base somewhat bulbous. Ring superior, large. Gills free, approximate, crowded, rosy-flesh-color, at length purple-umber.
Very striking, 3–4 in. high. The pileus and the white stem become spotted blood-red when touched. The stem when young is adpressedly squamulose below, when full grown mealy, becoming smooth. Fries.
Spores purple-brown, 7–8×5µ Massee; brown, elliptical, 5–6×4µ Peck.
A rare or overlooked plant in United States, first recorded by Professor Peck, who found it but once, growing under a hemlock tree. Rep. 45.
Nebraska, Clements; West Virginia; Eagle’s Mere and Mt. Gretna, Pa. In hemlock and mixed woods. Autumn. McIlvaine.
Cap 2–4 in. across. Stem 3–4 in. long, up to ¾ in. thick.
Every part of the plant turns red and has a congested appearance when bruised. The flesh is white but immediately becomes red when broken.
It is a frequent but not common species, growing singly, or in small clusters.
In flavor and substance it is equal to any mushroom.
A. mari´timus Pk. Pileus very fleshy, firm, at first subglobose, then broadly convex or nearly plane, glabrous, sometimes slightly squamose with appressed spot-like scales, white becoming dingy or grayish-brown when old. Flesh whitish, quickly reddening when cut, taste agreeable, odor distinct, suggestive of the odors of the seashore. Lamellæ narrow, close, free, pinkish becoming purplish-brown with age, the edge white. Stem short, stout, firm, solid, equal, sometimes bulbous, white, the annulus delicate, slight and easily obliterated. Spores broadly elliptic, purplish-brown, 7–8µ long, 5–6µ broad.