The pileus is ovate to convex, viscid when young.
"Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc."
George Francis Atkinson
The pileus is from ovate to conic when young, the margin not at all incurved, but lies straight against the stem, somewhat unequal.
"Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc."
George Francis Atkinson
This plant is generally 2 to 3 feet high, is in very solid bushes of a stiff, fibrey nature, with an ovate, dark green glaucous leaf.
"The Incomparable 29th and the "River Clyde""
George Davidson