Fungi with Gills 



Gills or Lajnella: — Closely placed, side by side. Whitish, or 

 tinged with yellow. The inner extremity remote from the 

 stem. 



Spores — White, elliptical. 



Flesh — White, soft, and dry. 



Time— July to September. 



Habitat— Thin woods, pastures, and by roadsides. 



The specific name, Procera, from the Latin procera (tall), 

 refers to the length of the stem. 



There is no poisonous species for which it can be mistaken 

 if one bears in mind that it has a long stem with bulbous base, 

 a peculiarly spotted cap with dark apex, and a broad basin about 

 the insertion of the stem. 



Smooth Lepiota (Edible) 



Lepiota naucinoides 



Cap or Pileus — Smooth, white ; 

 rarely the central part of 

 the cap is tinged with a 

 smoky hue. 2-4 inches 

 broad. 



Stem or Stipe — Coloured like the 

 cap ; thickened at the base. 

 Hollow or webby. 2-} 

 inches long. 



Veil or Annulus — White. Exter- 

 nal edge generally thicker 

 than the inner ; often mov- 

 able on the stem. 



Gills or Lamella — White when 

 young ; when old, pinkish 

 or smoky brown. Rounded 

 at the inner extremity and 

 not attached to the stem. 

 Narrower toward the stem 

 than in the middle. 



Spores — White, sub-elliptical. 



Flesh — Thick, white, and ten- 

 der. 



Time — August — November. 



The smooth lepiota resembles the chalk agaric {Agaricus 

 cretaceous), which has brown spores, and the meadow mush- 



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Section of L. naucinoides 



