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MINNESOTA MUSHROOMS 



PANAEOLUS 



In habitat. P a n a e o 1 u s suggests C o p r i n u s. but it is rcadilv distinguished 

 liv tlte persistent gills. It is most readily separated from P s a t h y r e 1 1 a by the 

 absence of furrows or striations on the margin, and from S t r o p h a r i a. with 

 which it is often associated, by the black spores and the absence of a ring. The 

 species are "\-ery common on dung or in rich soil. Several of the species are edible. 

 but one or two still remain suspected. The name means variegated, and refers to 

 the mottled gills. 



Figure 50. Coprinus micaceus 



Key to the Species 



1. Parasitic on other mushrooms P. i-biiuxcrs 



2. Not parasitic 



a. Stem solid P. so/ii/ipi\f 



b. Stem hollow 



( 1 I Cap with netdike markings, margined bv the veil P. rr/ii-jgis 

 (2) Cap smooth. \'eil fragments lacking 



