From: dimitar@pontix.com   
      
   "e.hutton"  wrote in message   
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   > Dimitar Bojantchev wrote on Sunday 08 Jan 2006 9:01   
   > am:   
   >   
   >> Back from the Holiday journey -- there were not supposed to be any   
   >> mushrooms at this time of year, but I persisted, despite the distractions   
   >> of an endless Holiday celebration with old friends and relatives. Most of   
   >> Europe was covered in snow. The Bulgarian coastal area though, has a   
   >> milder, almost Mediterranean climate and after the 6 in/15 cm. of snow   
   >> melted, much to my surprise, some mushrooms did pop up.   
   >>   
   >> Brought back the spores and checked them under a microscope -- mainly as   
   >> an elimination technique. Still, in the case of Lepista, the warted   
   >> spores   
   >> did play a role in steering me towards an id.   
   >>   
   >> http://pontix.com/mushrooms/Bulgaria%20Dec%202005/   
   >>   
   >> As always, input is appreciated.   
   >>   
   >>         D.   
   > "No idea, no SP" looks like over mature and dried out   
   > Clitocybe infundibuliformis = C. gibba   
   > or common funnel cap, to me. Not bad eating by the way.   
      
   Thank you Ed. Isn't the color too light to be C. gibba.   
      
   The Lepista irina is the one I'm most unsure of -- the spores are roughened,   
   but the species seems to vary quite much in size ant stature between   
   pictures in the books and on the Web. I had it mistyped as C. dealbata,   
   don't know how I did that.   
      
   Regards,   
      
           Dimitar   
      
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