FIELD BOOK OF COMMON GILLED MUSHROOMS 



Gills broad; attached to the stem; far apart (distant); 

 tawny or cinnamon colored; often with whitish down on the 

 edge. 



Stem slender; hollow; smooth; downy at the top; usually 

 colored like the cap; i to 2 inches long; less than V" inch 

 thick. 



Spores rusty; elliptical; .0004-.0005 inch long by .00024- 

 .0003 inch broad. 



Galera tenera; Conocybe tenera; slender conocybe; 

 brownie cap. Plate IX, Species 55. 



On ground in open places (grassy fields or manured places, 

 Atkinson) spring to autumn; singly (?) ; edible. 



Cap conic or bell-shaped; surface smooth or slightly downy; 

 water-soaked in appearance when moist; tan-colored or 

 brownish, slightly darker at the center; ochre-colored when 

 dry, 5^ to I inch broad and high. 



Gills adjacent to but not adherent to the stem (adnexed); 

 crowded; tawny; (easily separated from the cap, Atkinson). 



Stem slender; cylindric; smooth or slightly downy; hollow; 

 fragile; color of the cap; 3 to 4^^ inches long. 



Spores dark rusty; smooth, nearly elliptical; 12-14 x 6-8 

 microns in diameter. 



This shapely little fungus occurs everywhere on lawns and 

 manured pastures from spring to autumn. When once known 

 it is not easily confused with any other species. Although 

 edible and well-flavored, it would take a long time to gather 

 enough for a meal. Murrill. 



This is our most common species of Galera. It sometimes 

 grows in great abundance where cattle have been yarded and 

 in rich lawns and pastures. It is often found growing on 

 dung in company with Panseolus campanulatus. It varies 

 much in size. 



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