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MUSHROOMS, EDIBLE AND OTHERWISE 



Thelephora Schzveinitzii. 



Schweinitzii is named in 

 honor of the Rev. David 

 Lewis de Schweinitz. Caes- 

 pitose, white or pallid. 

 Pilei soft-corinaeeous, much 

 branched; the branches flat- 

 tened, furrowed and some- 

 what dilated at the apex. 



The stems are variable in 

 length, often connate or 

 fused together into a solid 

 base. 



The hymenium is even, 

 becoming darker colored 

 when older. Morgan. 



This plant is known as T. 

 pallida. It is very abundant on our hillsides in Ross County, and in fact through- 

 out the state. 



Figure 381. Thelephora Schweinitzii. 



Thelephora laciniata. P. 



The pileus is soft, somewhat coriaceous, incrusting, ferruginous-brown. 

 pilei are imbricated, fibrous, scaly, margin fimbriated, at first dirty white, 

 hymenium is inferior and papillose. 



The 

 The 



Thelephora palmata. Fr. 



The pileus is coriaceous, soft, erect, palmately branched from a common 

 stalk ; pubescent, purplish-brown ; branches flat, even, tips fimbriated, whitish. The 

 scent is very noticeable soon after it is picked. They grow on the ground in 

 July and August. 



Thelephora cristata. Fr. 



The pileus is incrusting, rather tough, pallid, passing into branches, the 

 apices compressed, expanded, and beautifully fringed. The plant is whitish, 

 grayish, or purplish-brown. It is found on moss or stems of weeds. I found 

 beautiful specimens at Bainbridge Caves. 



