GILL FUNGI 



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CLAUDOPUS 



Distinguished by the ahiiost conijiU'tc absence of tlu' stem and tin- pink spores. 

 The last feature separates it from P 1 e u r o t u s. 'I'he species grow on wood, usually 

 with the gills turned upward. For the most part, they are small and infrequent, and 

 of little value. The name means "lame foot," referring to the short or absent stem. 



Key to the Species 



1. Cap and gills yellow or yellowish 



2. Cap white; gills rosy or rust-colored 



C. Jiidiilans 

 C. variabilis 



Claudopus nidulans 

 Nest Cap 



Cap 2-8 cm. wide, in- 

 verted, stemless, often over- 

 lapping, back yellow or yel- 

 lowisli, finely hairy, es- 

 pecially toward the margin, 

 more or less shell- or saucer- 

 shaped and irregular ; gills 

 yellow, rather broad and 

 close ; spores rosy, ellip- 

 soid, curved, 6-8 X 4-5/a. 

 The name refers to the form 

 and position of the cap. 



( )n wood in autvunn ; 

 edil)le but liardly desirable. 



Claudopus variabilis 

 Lame Foot 





Figure 35. Claudopus xiuulaxs 



Cap smaH, 1-3 cm. wide, stemless or with a very short stem, inverted, back 

 white, hairy, more or less saucer-shaped and irregular ; gills rosy or rust-colored, 

 broad and distant: s])ores rosy; ellipsoid, 6-7 X 2-4/x. 'I'he name refers to the 

 varying form. 



Common on wood and twigs in aulunni : of no value. 



Ocher-spored Gill Fungi Ochrosporae 



The spores range in color from pale or dark ocher to bright yellow, orange- 

 yellow and rust-color, witli the gills more or less of the same color. 



KEY TO THE GENEKA 



I. Gills not separating readily from the cap 



1. Veil not forming a cobwebby curtain at edge of cap 

 a. Stem central 



