Fungi with Gills 



Pleurotus sapidus (Edible) 



Cap or Pileus — Convex or depressed, smooth, often irregular. 



White, yellowish, ashy grey, dull lilac, or even brownish; 



overlapping each other. 2-5 inches broad. 

 Gills or Lamella — Whitish, rather distant, growing down the 



stem, branching and connecting again at stem end. 



Section of P. sapidus 



Stem or Stipe — Stems more or less united at the base, eccentric or 



lateral, smooth, whitish. 1-2 inches long. 

 Spores — Lilac, oblong. 

 Time — June to November. 

 Flesh — White, tough. 

 Habitat — In clusters, often from a common stem, growing on 



decayed wood. 



Elm Pleurotus (Edible) 



Pleurotus ulmarius 



Cap or Pileus — Convex or nearly flat, firm, smooth. White, 



tinted at the centre with reddish yellow or brownish yellow. 

 2-5 inches broad. 

 Gills or Lamellce — Broad, not crowded, notched at the stem end, 



growing down the stem. White, turning yellow with age. 

 Stem or Stipe — United to the cap one side of the centre. Usually 



curved ; solid, smooth, or downy. White or whitish. 2-4 



inches long. 



Sap'-I-dfls Ul-ma'-rl-us 



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