1 18 Schizophyllum Chlorosporae Rhodosporae. 



SCHIZOPHYLLUM, Fr. 



commune, Fr. P. thin, more or less fan-shaped or reniform, 

 often much lobed, narrowed behind to a point of attachment, whitish, 

 downy then strigose ; g. radiating, narrow, brownish, edge split ; sp. 

 subgl. 5 6. 



var. multifidum, Mass. ( = S. multifidum, Fr.) P. deeply incised, 

 segments narrow. 



CHLOROSPORAE. 



Chlorospora. Gills free ; veil appendiculate ; volva and ring 

 absent. 



[Chlorophyllum, Gills free ; veil forming a persistent ring on 

 the stem, volva absent. Not European.] 



CHLOROSPORA. 



Eyrei, Mass. ( = Schulzeria Eyrei, Mass.) P. 24 cm. campan. 

 then exp. and umb. even, glabrous, pale tan, edge appendiculate ; g. 

 free, clear pale green then deep bluish-green ; s. 4 5 cm. equal, 

 slightly wavy, pallid ; sp. green, 4 5 x 3. 



The only, known European representative of the Chlorosporae. 



RHODOSPORAE. 



A. Gills free. 



Volvaria. Volva present ; ring absent. 



Annularia. Volva absent ; ring present, often falling away. 



Pluteus. Volva and ring both absent. 



B. Gills adnexed, rarely adnate. 



Entoloma. Gills sinuate behind ; edge of pileus incurved when 

 young ; stem fibrous or fleshy. 



Nolanea. Stem cartilaginous ; pileus campanulate, edge straight 

 and adpressed to stem when young. 



Leptonia. Stem cartilaginous; pileus convexo-plane, edge in- 

 curved at first ; gills soon separating from stem. , 



C. Gills decurrent. 



Clitopilus. Stem central, fibrous ; edge of p. incurved at first. 

 Eccilia. Stem central, cartilaginous ; pileus umbilicate. 

 Claudopus. Stem excentric, minute, or absent. Species minute, 

 membranaceous. 



