Limacella illinita (Fr. ex Fr.) Maire Cap 2-7cm, round or ovoid becoming convex then flatter or with a broad umbo, the margin hanging with slimy veil remnants; white or creamy white; smooth, very sticky or slimy. Gills notched or free, close, broad; white. Stem 50-90 x 5-10mm tapering slightly toward the top; white; sticky or slimy. Flesh thin, soft; white. Spores globose to broadly ellipsoid, smooth, nonamyloid, 4.5-6.5 x 4-6um. Deposit white. Habitat singly, scattered, or in groups in woods, swamps, fields, and sand dunes. Quite common. Found widely distributed in North America. Season August-October. Edibility not known. |