GILL FUNGI 



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iilten cur^x'd, 8-15 cm. by 6-10 mm., pale l)rownish or reddish, fibrous, taperiiiy 

 downward, solid ; gills decurrent, pale reddish-brown ; spores ellipsoid, 8 X 6/j.. 

 'I 'he name refers to the dense clusters. 



In dense clumps in grass or about stumps, from spring to severe frost ; edible. 



Clitocybe nebularis Gray Clitocybe 



Cap medium, 5-10 cm. wide, gray or pale smoke-colored, smooth, convex to 

 iiat or slightly depressed; stem 3-6 cm. by 8-10 mm., whitish, tapering upward as 



Flia'KE 13. ClJ'l'OCVHE WnXADKH'H.-V 



a rule, smooth, solid ; gills decurrent, whitish, crowded ; spores ellipsoid. 

 4-5 X 2-3^. The name refers to the gray cap. 



On the ground in woods, autumn or late summer ; rare but delicious. 



Clitocybe media Brown Clitocybe 



Cap medium, 5-10 cm. wide, dark, grayish lirown or blackish, smooth, conve.x. 

 then plane or slightly concave; stem 3-6 cm. by 8-10 mm., brownish, smooth, 

 elastic, solid ; gills more or less decurrent, whitish, often connected by veins ; 

 spores elliptic, 8 X V- '-^''""^ name refers to its relationship to the preceding species. 



On the ground in shady woods, autumn ; excellent. 



