=Strobilomyces strobilaceus=
=Pileus:= From two to four inches in diameter, covered
with a soft gray wool drawn into regular cone-like
points tipped with dark brown.
Flesh grayish white, turning red when bruised.
=Pore surface:= Grayish white in young specimen, and
then usually covered with the veil; dark brown
or almost black at maturity. Plate 38 shows a
spore-print of this species.
=Spores:= Very dark brown.
=Taste:= Negatively pleasant.
=Odor:= Sweet and mild.
=Habitat:= Woods; singly or in small clusters.