Pj. cell. aph. 11. HY MENOTHECEK. 248. Pleurop. 615 
8. cana. Cap smooth or slightly scaly, pale. 
Agaricus inecanus, Bull. Herb. 570. 
VI. 248. PLEUROPUS. Persoon. Side-foot. 
Volva 0; stem not in the centre of the cap; collar 0; 
cap fleshy, depressed, orbicular, oblique; gi//s decurrent.— 
Poisonous, or at least suspected. ; 
1. Pleuropus orcellus. — Litmus side-foot. 
Thalli gregarious; stem pale; cap elliptic or circular ; 
gills crowded, flesh-red. 
Agaricus orcellus, Bull. Herb. 575; Persoon Syn. 473. 
On the trunks of trees. 
2. Pleuropus ulmarius. Elm side-foot. 
Stem ascending; cap fleshy, very broad, uniformly pale 
or marked with stripes; gil/s very broad, slightly nicked, 
connected. 
Agaricus ulmarius, Sowerby Fungi, 67; Persoon Syn, 473. 
On trees, especially on elm trees; autumn. 
3. Pleuropus palmatus. Palmate side-foot. 
Thalli in tufts; stem nearly straight, whitish; cap and 
gills opake, reddish-chestnut. 
Agaricus palmatus, Bull, Herb. 216; Persoon Syn. 474. 
On trees, or carpenters’ work. 
6. rubescens. Thallus reddish throughout. 
Agaricus palmatus, Sowerby Fungi, 62. 
4, Pleuropus fornicatus. Arched side-foot. 
Thallus solitary, compact; stem very short, downy, slightly 
eccentric; cap flattish, rather livid; gids distinct, rather 
decurrent, brilliant red. 
Agaricus carnosus? Bolton Fung. 146. 
Agaricus fornicatus, Persoon Syn, AT4. 
On trees. 
5. Pleuropus inconstans. Inconstant side-foot. 
Thallus rather large ; cap rather tough, depressed, whole 
or halved, lobed, bent, rather reddish; gills slightly 
branched, crisp at bottom, white and rather brilliant-red. 
Agaricus flabelliformis, Scheff. Fung. 43 et 44. 
Agaricus inconstans, Persoon Syn. 475. 
On the trunks of trees. 
