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MINNESOTA MUSHROOMS 



spore-beariny; surface is smooth or merely wrinkled. llie texture ranges Irom more 

 or less fleshy to leathery or woody, though it is usually leathery or papery. I he caps 

 are central-stemmed, shelf-like or mere leathery layers, ^\"ith the exception of the 

 first u'enus, the forms are too tout;h to be of value. 



KEY TO THE GEXEU.V 



Cap funnel-shaped, stalked, fleshy Craterellus 



Cap funnel- to fan-shaped, leathery Thelephora 

 Cap shelf-like or a mere layer (in our forms) 



a. Cap shelf-like Stereum 



b. Cap a laver Corticium 



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Cli.VTEUELI.rS 



Cap funnel-form, more ur less fleshv. stalked. The under surface is 

 less ridged nr wrinkled longitudinallv. or in some cases nearlv smooth, 

 related tn Cantharellus among the gill fungi, but the vein-like gills 

 much les< ilistinct nr lacking. All our species are edible. l"he name refer 

 funncl-like cajj. 



more or 



Closely 



are ver\- 



s to the 



Key to the Species 



Stem >tuffed ; cap yellow ur \"ellowish 

 Stem hollow 



a. Ca\' brownish black ; spores ellipsoid 



b. Cap lirownish; spores globoid 



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C L\iiitliarilliis 



C. ciinnn'of^lou/rs 



C. il II hi us 



Craterellus cantharellus Yellow Craterellus 



Cap 3-7 cm. wide. \"ellow nr \ellnwish. nr somewhat pinkish, smooth, ti.ingh- 

 fleshy. funnel-shaped; stem 2-7 cm. h\ 6-10 mm., vellnw. smooth, solid nr stuffed; 

 h V m e n i u m more i.ir less ridged or wrinkled, yellow ; s p o r e s \ellowish. ellipsoid. 

 7-10 ^.. b-6ij-. I'he name refers to the great resemblance to C a n t h a r e 1 1 u s. 



( Ml gmund in wnnds ; excellent. 



Craterellus cornucopioides Horn-of-Plenty 



C a p 5-S cm. wide, grav-soot-color to brownish black, somewhat scaly, tough- 

 flesh\-. tuba-shaped; stem 5-8 cm., black or blackish. suKioth. hollow, i. e.. a tube; 

 hymenium mereh" une\'en ; spnres clear, ellipsnid. 12-14 \ 7-8/.(. The name 

 refers to the form. 



( In the ground, single or clustered, in woods or openings ; excellent. 



Craterellus diibius Brown Craterellus 



C a p 2-5 cm. wide, brown or brownish, sliglith" fibrous, tnugli-fleshy, tuba- 

 sliaped. the margin wav\- nr lolied ; stem 3-0 cm., brown, hollow; h \- m e n i u ni 



