GILL FUNGI 



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CLArnoi'u.s 



Distinguished bv the ahiiost complete absence of the stem and the pink sjjores. 

 The last feature separates it from Pleurotus. The species grow on wood, usually 

 with the gills turned upward. For the most part, they are small and infrequent, and 

 of little value. The name means "lame foot," referring to the short or absent stem. 



Key to the Species 



1 . Cap and gills yellow or yellowish C. nidiilaiis 



2. Cap white ; gills rosy or rust-colored C. Viiriahilis 



Claiidopus nidulans 

 Nest Cap 



Cap 2-8 cm. wide, in- 

 verted, stemless, often over- 

 lapping, back yellow or yel- 

 lowish, finely hairy, es- 

 pecially toward the margin, 

 more or less shell- or saucer- 

 shaped and irregular ; gills 

 vellow, rather broad and 

 close ; spores rosy, ellip- 

 soid, curved, 6-8 X 4-5/j,. 

 The name refers to the form 

 and position of the cap. 



On wood in autumn ; 

 edible but hardly desirable. 



Claudopus variabilis 

 Lame Foot 



Figure 35. Claudopus _\idulans 



Cap small, 1 -3 cm. wide, stemless or with a \'erv short stem, inverted, back 

 white, hairy, more or less saucer-shaped and irregular ; gills rosy or rust-colored, 

 broad and distant; spores rosy; ellipsoid, 6-7 X 2-4ft. The name refers to the 

 varying form. 



Common on wood and twigs in autumn ; of no value. 



Ocher-spored Gill Fungi Ochrosporae 



The spores range in color from pale or dark ocher to bright vellow. urange- 

 vellow and rust-color, with the gills more or less of the same color. 



KEY TO THE fiEXEUA 



T Gills not separating readily from the cap 



1. Veil not forming a cobwebby curtain at edge of cap 

 a. Stem central 



