Fungi with Gills 



II TASTE BITTER 



Uncertain Hypholoma (Edible) 



Hypholoma incertum (SEE PLATE FACING PAGE 83) 

 (Same as H. appendiculatum) 



Cap or Pileus Thin, 

 and adorned 

 with the frag- 

 ments of the 

 woolly white veil. 

 Opaque when 

 dry, transparent 

 when moist. 

 Ovate at first, 

 then broadly 

 spreading. 1-2^ 

 inches wide. 



Gills or Lamella 

 Thin, narrow, 

 close ; fastened to 

 the stem at their 

 inner extremity. 

 White at first, 

 then purplish 

 brown. 



fel'-se-o'-des 



fragile, whitish. Margin often wavy 



Fasc'-Ic-fi-la'-r* 



Section of H. incertum 

 Sito-la-ler-I'-shl-iim In-cgr'-ttim 



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