GILL FUNGI 



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SCHIZOPHYLLUJI 



Characterized by the two-forked edge of the gills, and the upturned woolly 

 cap. Growing on wood ; not poisonous, but too tougli to be of value. Tlie name 

 refers to the forked gills. 



Schizophyllum commune Fork Gill 



Cap 1-4 cm. wide, white- or gray-woolly, upturned, attached excentrically, 

 irregularly saucer-shaped ; stem lacking ; gills grayish to purplish ; spores 

 subglobose, l-S/j.. The name refers to the frequence of the plant. 



Everywhere on dead or dying twigs and trunks, in forest, orchard, etc. ; not 

 edible. 



Figure 29. Schizophyllum commuxe 



Rose-spored Gill Fungi Rhodosporae 



The spores seen in mass are rose-colored or more often salmon-pink, and usually 

 give the same color to the gills. 



KEY TO THE GENEKA 



I. Stem central 



1. Stem readily separated from the cap 



a. Stem with a cup or volva at base 



b. Stem without a volva 



2. Stem and cap continuous, tearing when separated 



a. Gills free, adnexed or sinuate 



b. Gills decurrent 



( 1 ) Stem fleshy-fibrous 



(2) Stem cartilage-like 



II. Stem lateral or lacking; on wood 



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