Rusty-spored Series 



GENUS CHITONIA 



One American species is 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 known species, and 

 some of these are edible. 



Fat Pholiota (Edible) 



Pholioia adiposa (See Plate Facing Page 6 1) 



Cap or Pileus — 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. 

 Stern or Stipe — Stem yellow, gener- 

 ally rusty at the base. Equal in 



diameter, or slightly thickened 



at the base. Stuffed or solid. Section of p. adiposa 



Tough. 



Gills or "Zawi'/^c— Yellowish, becoming rusty ; close, and at- 

 tached to the stem. 



Ririg or Annulus — Slightly radiating, woolly. 



Spores — Rusty brown. 



Time — September to November. 



Habitat— \\-\ 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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