84 MINNESOTA MUSHROOMS 



Panaeolus campanulatus Bell Panaeolus 



Cap 1-3 cm. -wide, gray-brown or brownish, smooth, sometmies margmed by 

 fragments of the veil, bell-shaped; stem 8-15 cm. by 2-5 mm., reddish, powdered 

 toward the top. hollow ; gills adnexed or touching, blackish ; spores black, 

 ellipsoid, 14-18 >( 9-12/i. The name refers to the shape of the cap. 



Common on dmig or in manured soil, summer and auttmm; said by Alcllvaine 

 to be edible but it should be tried witlt caution. 



Panaeolus papilionaceus Globe Panaeolus 



Ca p 1-4 cm. wide, whitish-grav, gray or yellowish, smooth, more rarely scaly, 

 hemispheric; stem 7-12 cm. by 2-5 mm., whitish, rarely reddish-tinged, mealy 

 aboye, hollow; gills adnate, black, very broad; spores black, ellipsoid, 15- 

 18 X 7-8,1/.. Meaning of name not evident. 



Common on dung or in rich soil, spring to autumn ; suspected. 



AXELLAKIA 



Related to Panaeolus but distinguished by the presence of a distinct ring, 

 which often disappears in age. C)ur one species is common, growing on dung. The 

 name refers to the ring. 



Anellaria separata Bell Anellaria 



Plate 11:8 



Cap 3-5 cm. wide and high, whitish or yellowish, smooth, sticky, shining, 

 persistently bell-shaped or hemispheric; stem tall, 12-20 cm. by 4-6 mm., ^vhitish 

 or yellowish, smooth, hollow, ring distinct, small ; gi 1 1 s touching or adnexed, 

 blackish or gray-black, broad, crowded; spores black, ellipsoid to fusiform, 16- 

 22 X 10-1 5/j.. ]\leaning not evident. 



Common on dung, spring to autumn; excellent when not too old. 



PSATHYRELLA 



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Distinguished from Panaeolus and Anellaria by the striate thin cap 

 and the margin not extending beyond the gills. It lacks both ring and veil fragments 

 at the margin. The gills are gray-black but not mottled. Our species are all small 

 and edible. The name refers to its resemblance to P s a t h y r a among the purple- 

 spored forms. 



Psathyrella disseminata Tuft Psathyrella 



Cap 1-2 cm. wide, yellowish, grayish or pale brownish, finely scurfy, then 

 smooth, distinctly striate, and more or less furrowed, thin, bell-shaped; stem 2-4 

 ■cm. by 1-2 mm., whitish, yellowish or grayish, mealy or smooth, more or less curved. 



