Rusty-spored Series 



GENUS CHITONIA 



There is but one species reported in this genus, Clarkeinde 

 plana, from Nebraska. The spores are brown, and the stem has 

 a volva at the base, but no ring. 



GENUS PHOLIOTA 



The members of this genus have rusty spores, and an annulus 

 on the stem. There are about twenty icnown species, and 

 some of these are edible. 



Fat Pholiota (Edible) 



Section of P. adiposa 



Pholiota adiposa 



Cap or Piletis — Showy, deep yellow, 

 with little scales of reddish 

 brown. Fleshy, firm. At first 

 hemispherical, then convex. 

 Sticky when moist, shiny when 

 dry. 2-4 inches broad. 



Stem or Stipe — Stem yellow, gener- 

 ally rusty at the base. Equal in 

 diameter, or slightly thickened 

 at the base. Stuffed or solid. 

 Tough. 



Gills or LamellcE — Yellowish, becommg rusty ; close, and at- 

 tached to the stem. 



Ring or Arifiulus — Slightly radiating, woolly. 



Spores — Rusty brown. 



Time — September to November. 



Habitat — in tufts, on stumps or dead trunks of trees. 



Pholiota limonella, lemon-yellow pholiota, has a smaller, 

 thinner, and more expanded cap, of a lighter yellow, with white 

 gills. 



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