Brown-spored Series 



Section of H. perplexum 



I— TASTE MILD OR NOT CLEARLY BITTER 



H. epixanthus 

 Gray-gilled Mush- 

 room 



Gills — Y e 1 1 o w, be- 

 coming grey; 

 neither green nor 

 purplish. 



Cap — Yellow or 

 slightly tawny on 

 disk only. 



Taste — Mild. 



H. capnoides 



Gills — Grey to purple- 

 brown. 



Cap — Yellow or 

 slightly tawny on 

 the disk only. 



Taste— mXdi. 



H. perplexum 



Perplexing Mush- 

 room 



Gills — Yellow, green, 

 or purple brown. 



Cap — Brick red, yel- 

 low on the margin. 



Taste— m\di or 

 clearly bitter. 



Regarded as edible. 



not 



E'-pl-xln'-thiis 



CXp-noi'-des 



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