KEY TO COMMON GILLED FUNGI 



IDENTIFICATION BY CHARACTER OF THE GILLS {Continued) 



Character of 

 Gills 



Separable 

 easily 

 from 

 cap 



Color of Cap 



Tan-color- 

 ed or 

 brownish; 

 darker at 

 center 



Remarks 



Name 



Marasmius, all species. 



J^ to I inch broad and 

 high (conic). Stem 

 fragile; hollow; 3 to 

 4 ^2 inches long. 



Pazillus, all species. 



Galera 



tenera (55) 



Waxy 



Cantharellus, all species. 



IDENTIFICATION BY COLOR OF THE GILLS 



N.B. — Color of gills is used for identification of species only in cases 

 where it differs from the color of the cap and where it is of a noticeably 

 clear, distinct or unusual hue. 



Color of 

 Gills 



Black 



Color of Cap 



White or 

 yellowish 



White or 

 with 

 dingy 

 hues 



White or 

 tinged 

 with 



yellow or 

 pink 



Grayish- 

 brown ; 

 often 

 yellow- 

 tinged; 

 blacken- 

 ing when 

 old 



Remarks 



to 5 inches broad. 

 Gills whitish when 

 young, turning pink 

 and then brown and 

 black when old. Stem 

 with double ring. 



3^ to 3 inches broad. 

 Gills pink when 

 young, turning brown 

 and then black when 

 old. Stem ringed 

 when young. 



to 5 inches broad. 

 Gills pink, turning 

 brown and then black 

 when old. Ring 



(sometimes double) 

 on stem. 



to 3 inches broad. 

 Gills whitish when 

 young, turning pink- 

 ish to black when old. 

 Cap egg-shaped. 



Name 



Agaricus 

 arvensis (i) 



Agaricus 



campestris (2) 



Agaricus 

 silvicola (3) 



Coprinus 



atramentari- 

 us (37) 



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