Fungi with Gills 



Gills or Lamella Closely placed, side by side. Whitish, or 

 tinged with yellow. The inner extremity remote from the 

 stem. 



Spores White, elliptical. 



Flesh White, soft, and dry. 



Time July to September. 



Habitat Thin woods, pastures, and by roadsides. 



Dangerous to beginners because of its resemblance to Amanita. 



The specific name, Procera, from the Latin procera (tall), 

 refers to the length of the stem. 



There is no poisonous species for which it can be mistaken 

 if one bears in mind that it has a long stem with bulbous base, 

 a brownish, spotted cap with dark apex, and a broad basin about 

 the insertion of the stem. 



Smooth Lepiota 



Lepiota naucinoides (SEE PLATE FACING PAGE 66) 



Cap or Pileus Smooth, white; 



rarely the central part of 



the cap is tinged with a 



smoky hue. 2-4 inches broad. 

 Stem or Stipe Coloured like the 



cap; thickened at the base. 



Hollow or webby. 2-3 inches 



long. 



Veil or Annulus White. Exter- 

 nal edge generally thicker 



than the inner; often movable 



on the stem. 

 Gills or Lamella White when 



young; when old, pinkish or 



smoky brown. Rounded at 



the inner extremity and not 



attached to the stem. Nar- 

 rower toward the stem than 



in the middle. 



Spores White, sub-elliptical. 

 Flesh Thick, white, and tender. 

 Time August November. 

 Dangerous to beginners because of 



its resemblance to Amanita. 



Section of L. naucinoides 



The smooth lepiota resembles the chalk agaric (Agaricus 

 eretaceous), which has brown spores, and the meadow mush- 



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