THE WH1TE-SP0RED AGARICS 



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Clitocybe multiceps. Pic 



The Many-Headed Clitocybe. Edible. 



Multiceps means many heads ; so called because many caps are found in one 

 cluster. It is a very common plant around Chillicothe. It has been found within 

 the city limits. It is quite a typical species, too. having; all the characteristics of 

 the genus. I have often seen over fifty caps in one cluster. 



FIGURE 68. Clitocybe multiceps. One-half natural size. Caps grayish-white. 



The pileus is white or gray, brownish-gray or. buff : smooth, thin at the margin, 

 convex, slightly moist in rainy weather. 



The gills are white, crowded, narrow at each end, decurrent. 



The stem is tough, elastic, fleshy, solid, tinged with the same color as the cap. 



The pileus is one to three inches broad; grows in dense tufts. Spores are 

 white, smooth and globose. 



When found in June the plants are a shade whiter than in the fall. The fall 

 plants are very much the oyster color. The early plant is a more tender one and 

 better for table use. however, I do not regard it as excellent. They are found in 

 woods, in old pastures by logs and stumps, and in lawns. June to October. 



