i:;4 MINNESOTA MUSHROOMS 



Secotium acuminatum Cap Stalk 



C a \> 3-6 cm. tall, 2-4 cm. wide, ovoid to more or less conic, tan to oclier. 

 scah". more or less folded aliout the short stalk, where it opens; stem 1-2 cm. long", 

 more or less bulbous ; s p o res vellowish to oli\'e. globose, smooth. 5-S,a. 1 he name 

 refers to the conic cap. 



( )n the ground in grassland or woodland : suspected of being poisonous. 



c.vtasto:ma 



Cap glolxise to flattened, more or less imbedded in the soil, steiuless. At 

 maturitv the caiter wall breaks around the middle, leax'ing the lower half in the 

 ground and the upjicr half clinging to the cap. The mouth is at the apex of the 



FicfRi; ,sy. C'aiasioma circumsl isscm 



nmer \vall. and is thus downward while the plant is in the original position. The 

 name refers to the habit of the plant b\" ^^ilich the mouth becomes turned upward 

 at ntaturitv. 



Catastoma circumscissum Somersault Cap 



C a ]i 1-2 cm. wide, globose, somewhat flattened, the inner wall whitish or 

 gra\", finch' scal\-, with a small regular mouth; spores \ellowisli, globcise. spmv or 

 warted, 4-.t/.(. 'J'he name refers to the circular splitting of the outer wall. 



(Jn the ground along paths, or in grassland ; edifiilitv not tested. 



CIC.VSTEK 



Ca[i more or k>s gloliose. witli a leather\- outer wall, which sjilits radiatelv, 

 forming a star-like base, upon which the inner wnW sits. 'I'he mouth is definite, and 

 often beautifully folded or fringed. .-\11 our species are probably edible, if collected 

 when Young. Ihe name refers to tlie >tar-like base. 



