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Heimioporus mandarinus (Cesati) E. Horak

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The conico-umbonate, rugulose pileus appears distinctive in the genus. Corner (1972) describes the pileus as viscid glutinous — the protologue indicates the pileus as dry, which is the state I have seen. Corner also indicated that the red color develops with age — again, this is contrary to what I have seen.

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