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MINNESOTA MUSHROOMS 



Polystictus hirsutus Hairy Polystictus 



Cap 2-10 cm. wide, uniformly of one color, white, whitish or grayish, leathery, 

 coarsely hairv. concentrically zoned, shelf-like, imbricated; pores white to darkish; 

 s [) ores elli]itic. 4-5 X 2/x,. 



Common on stumps and logs. 



FAVOLUS 



Distinguished by the beautifully diamond-like radiating pores. The texture is 

 leathery or papery, and the stem lateral or absent. Closely related to Polystictus 

 and P o 1 V p o r u s. The name refers to the honey-comb appearance of the pores. 



Figure 63. Polvporu.s betllin us 

 Favolus canadensis Honeycomb Fungus 



Cap 4-6 cm. wide, tawny or jjale rust-colored, scaly or smooth, fleshy, then 

 leatherv, with a very short lateral stem or none at all ; pores oblong-angled, or 

 honev-comb-like, white, then yellowish; spores oblong, 12-7/^.. The name refers 

 to the country where the plant was first discovered. 



Common on twigs on the ground, especially in autumn ; too tough to be of value. 



DAED.\LEA 



The yjores are long and narrow, often resembling gills, or in some siiecies 

 becoming so torn in age as to appear like teeth. Resembling P o 1 y p o r u s in form 

 and te.xture, but easily distinguished as a rule by the maze of gill-like pores. In .some 



