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Lentinus lecomtei Fr., is a very common and widely distributed 

 species growing on wood. 

 Wlien it grows on the upper 

 side of logs the pileus is some- 

 times regular and funnel- 

 shaped (cyathiform), but it is 

 often irregular and produced 

 on one side, especially if it 

 grows on the side of the sub- 

 stratum. In most cases, how- ^ 

 ever, there is a funnel-shaped o 

 depression above the attach- g 

 ment of the stem. The pileus ^ 

 is tough, reddish or reddish 'j 

 brown or leather color, hairy ^ 

 or sometimes strigose, the g- 

 margin incurved. The stem is S 

 usually short, hairy, or in age 

 it may become more or less 5' 

 smooth. The gills are narrow, i^ 

 crowded, the spores small, 

 ovate to elliptical 5-6x2-3//. p 

 According to Bresadola this is ^ 

 the same as Panus rudis Fr. a 



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It resembles very closely also ^. 

 Panus cyathiformis (Schaeff.) % 

 Fr., and P. strigosus B. & C. ^ 



Lentinus lepideus Fr., \L. '^ 

 s^w^wosws (Schaeff. )Schroet.] ^ 

 is another common and widely ^ 

 distributed species. It is much 

 larger than L. lecomtei, whitish ^ 

 with coarse brown scales on ^ 

 the cap. It is 12-20 cm. high, r 

 and the cap is often as broad. 

 The stem is 2-8 cm. long and 

 1-2 cm. in thickness. It 

 grows on wood. 



Lentinus stipticus (Bull.) 

 Schroet. (Panus stipticus BuW.) 

 is a very small species com- 

 pared with the three named 



