Rusty-spored Series 



GENUS CH1TONIA 



One American species is reported in this genus, Clarheinde 

 plana, from Nebraska. The spores are brown, and the stem has 

 a volva at the base, but no ring. . 



GENUS PHOLIOTA 



The members of this genus have rusty spores, and an annulus 

 on the stem. There are about twenty known species, and 

 some of these are edible. 



Fat Pholiota (Edible) 



Pholiota adipOSa($EE PLATE FACING PAGE 70) 



Cap orPileus Showy, deep yellow, 

 with little scales of reddish 

 brown. Fleshy, firm. At first 

 hemispherical, then convex. 

 Sticky when moist, shiny when 

 dry. 2-4 inches broad. 



Stem or Stipe Stem yellow, gener- 

 ally rusty at the base. Equal in 

 diameter, or slightly thickened 

 at the base. Stuffed or solid. Sectin of P. adiposa 



Tough. Two to four inches. 



Gills or Lamella Yellowish, becoming rusty ; close, and at- 

 tached to the stem. 



King or Annulus Slightly radiating, woolly. 



Spores Rusty brown. 



Time September to November. 



Habitat In tufts, on stumps or dead trunks of trees. 



Pholiota limonella, lemon-yellow pholiota, has a smaller, 

 thinner, and more expanded cap, of a lighter yellow, with white 

 gills. 



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