umbilicate

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Sporangium large, depressed-globose, the apex umbilicate, stipitate, cernuous, dark purple in color; calyculus usually wholly wanting, the ribs united by weak fibers, which are easily torn asunder, allowing the ribs to curl up inwards.

From The Myxomycetes of the Miami Valley, Ohio by Morgan, A. P. (Andrew Price)

Sporangia globose, sometimes a little depressed, with the base umbilicate; the wall steel-blue with tints of purple and violet, quite persistent, rupturing irregularly.

From The Myxomycetes of the Miami Valley, Ohio by Morgan, A. P. (Andrew Price)

P. compressum                             ++ Sporangia typically globose, umbilicate below, connate, etc., strongly calcareous 39.

From The North American Slime-Moulds A Descriptive List of All Species of Myxomycetes Hitherto Reported from the Continent of North America, with Notes on Some Extra-Limital Species by MacBride, Thomas H. (Thomas Huston)

Differs from E. costatum in blackish umbilicate p.; smaller sp. rough, 5-6.

From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George

Cap umbilicate, slightly depressed in the centre, b; gills decurrent, i. e., running down the stem.

From Student's Hand-book of Mushrooms of America, Edible and Poisonous by Taylor, Thomas