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The cap is 1.5-4 inches broad; stem 2-6 inches long, ^~6 lines thick. 

 It occurs from May to October and may be found in woods or open 

 places. It grows on decaying wood or vegetable matter. The disagree- 

 able flavor of the fresh plant is destroyed by cooking. 



Pholiota caperata Pers. 



WRINKLED PHOLIOTA 



PLATE 73, FIG. 1-5 



Pileus fleshy, firm, thin toward the margin, ovate when young, becom- 

 ing broadly campanulate or convex, obtuse, glabrous or nearly so, gen- 

 erally wrinkled, yellow, flesh white ; lamellae close, at first ascending and 

 whitish, adnate, becoming brownish ferruginous with age; stem cylin- 

 dric, sometimes bulbous, glabrous or sHghtly flocculose, solid, white or 

 whitish, the annulus membranaceous, thick on the edge, white; spores 

 brownish ferruginous, subelliptic, .0005-.0006 of an inch long, .00025- 

 .0003 broad. 



The wrinkled pholiota is a fine, large species, easily recognized by its 

 yellow, wrinkled cap and stout, white stem and collar. It was at one 

 time placed by Fries in the genus Cortinarius, though its veil is 

 quite unlike the veil in that genus. When young, the cap bears some 

 resemblance to an egg in shape, but with advancing age it expands and 

 assumes a shape resembHng a bell, or by the elevation of the margin it 

 may become somewhat concave above, though the center may still 

 remain more or less prominent. Its surface is usually radiately wrinkled, 

 a character which is suggestive of the specific name. In the typical 

 form its surface is covered with white, superficial particles or flocci, but 

 in our plant they are often entirely wanting or present only in the form 

 of a white pruinosity in the center. The color may be either pale yel- 

 low or bright yellow. 



The gills are rather close to each other, widely attached to the stem, 

 whitish when young, brownish rust color when mature and often eroded 

 or irregularly notched on the edge. The stem is cylindric, solid, nearly 

 smooth and furnished with a white collar which conceals the gills in the 

 young plant. It is white or whitish and sometimes has a bulbous base. 



The cap is 2-4 inches broad; the stem, 2-5 inches long and 6-10 

 lines thick. The plants grow in woods, mossy swamps and open places. 

 They may be found in favorable weather from July to September. They 

 have a wide range, occurring in our state from Long Island to the north- 

 ern part of the Adirondack region. 



