l6 MINNESOTA MUSHROOMS 



the disk, convex or plane; stem stout, or slender, 5-8 cm. tall, white to brownish, 

 silky below the ring, mealy above, stuffed or hollow, ring thin, persistent ; gills 

 free, white or whitish, crowded ; spores elliptic, 7 X "^f^- The name refers to the 

 sharp-pointed scales. 



Not uncommon in woodland and gardens: excellent. 



Lepiota cristata Crested Lepiota 



Cap small. 1-4 cm. wide, reddish or reddish brown, the surface cracking into 

 reddish, more or less concentric scales and exposing the white below, the disk more 

 or less constantly reddish, but occasional plants nearly white, hemispheric to con- 

 vex or nearly plane ; stem slender, 2-5 cm. by 2-4 mm., white, smooth or fibrous, 

 hollow, ring small, often disappearing completely; gills free, white, crowded: 

 spores oblong or elliptic, 5-7 X 3-4/x. The name refers to the crested appearance 

 of the cap. 



Common in woodland, rarely in grassland, especiallv in autumn : edible. 



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Lepiota granulosa Grainy Lepiota 



C a p small. 2-6 cm. wide, yellowish, rusty or yellowish red, roughened with 

 many tiny grain-like or bran-like scales, convex to plane ; stem 2-5 cm. tall, white 

 above the ring, colored like the cap below it, nearly equal, stuffed or hollow, r i n g 

 delicate, soon disappearing; gills touching the stem or slightly attached to it. 

 white, crowded: spores elliptic, 4-5 X ^M- The name refers to the granular cap. 



Infrequent in open woods; edible. 



