FIELD BOOK OF COMMON GILLED MUSHROOMS 



color but always tinged with reddish or with brownish-red, 

 changing slowly to reddish when bruised; pleasant odor and 

 taste; margin smooth or with slight furrows (striate); flesh 

 white, changing slowly to reddish when bruised ; 3 to 5 inches 

 broad. 



Gills free from stem or adjacent to it (slightly adnexed); 

 close together; white; characteristically chalky white when 

 dry. 



Stem with a ring or collar upon its upper portion; bulbous 

 at the base; with small scales; whitish, but generally with dull 

 reddish stains especially near the base; stuffed; 3 to 6 inches 

 long. 



Spores white; ellipsoid; smooth; glassy (hyaline); 10 

 to 1 1 X 6 to 7 microns in diameter. 



Found commonly in woods and groves from Maine to 

 Alabama and west to Ohio. On ground. Edible but EAT 

 NOT. 



The genus Amanitopsis 



This genus resembles the amanita family in that each 

 species belonging to it has a cup or sheath enclosing the lower 

 end of the stem. The spores are also white and the gills free 

 from the stem. 



The principal feature wherein the genus Amanitopsis differs 

 from Amanita is in the absence of a collar or ring upon the 

 stem. 



Species of Amanitopsis 



Amanitopsis vaginata; sheathed amanitopsis. Plate IV, 

 Species 8. 



On ground or on much decayed wood; singly or scattered 

 in woods and open places; June to October; edible but EAT 

 NOT. 



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