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Schizophyllum commune. Fr. 



This is a very common plant, growing- in the woods on branches and decayed 

 wood, where it can be found in both winter and summer. 



The pileus is thin, adnate behind, somewhat extended, more or less fan- 

 shaped or kidney-shaped, simple, often much lobed, narrowed behind to the point 

 of attachment ; whitish, downy, then strigose. 



The gills are radiating, gray, then brownish-purple, and sometimes white, 



Figure 187. Schizophyllum commune. 



branched, split along the edges and rather deeply rolled backwards. The spores 

 are nearly round, 5-6//.. 



This is a very common species all over the world. I found it in the winter 

 of 1907 on decayed shade-trees along the streets of Chillicothe. It seems to be 

 partial to maple timber. Some call this S. alneum. It is very easily identified 

 from its purple gills being split. 



