FIELD BOOK OF COMMON GILLED MUSHROOMS 



Marasmius rotula; little- wheel marasmius. Plate XI, 

 Species 89. 



On dead wood or leaves in woods. ♦ 



Cap thin; dry; convex or nearly flat; brownish with a black 

 spot or depression at the center; smooth, with radiating 

 fiirrows (striate) ; >^ to >^ inch in diameter. 



Gills few; far apart; broad; whitish. 



Stem slender; black; shiny; tough; paler at the top; hollow. 



Spores white; narrow; 6-9 x 3-4 microns in diameter. 



The genus Mycena 



The species of this white-spored genus are all small and 

 slender with thin caps which are usually conic or bell-shaped 

 and show radiating lines or striations on their upper surfaces. 

 Their stems are smooth and hollow and often covered with 

 down at their bases. There are no rings or cups on the stems. 



Species of Mycena 

 Mycena galericulata. Plate XIII, Species 90. 



In woods on dead logs, stumps and branches; late spring 

 to autumn; in clusters; edible. 



Cap conic or bell-shaped; sometimes with a knob at the 

 center (umbonate); radial marks on the surface (striate); 

 color variable, but always some shade of gray or brown; }i to 



1 }i inches broad. 



Gills with a notch and tooth at the stem end (emarginate) 

 and extending down the stem (decurrent) ; connected by veins 

 on the under surface of the cap; white or flesh-color; 



Stem slender; firm; whitish; hairy at the base; hollow; 



2 to 4 inches long; rarely rooted. 



Spores white; waxy (hyaline); 8-10 x 4-6 microns in 

 diameter. 



It is a very common and widely distributed species. Atkinson. 

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