White-spored Series 
GENUS CANTHARELLUS 
The members of the genus Cantharellus differ from all other 
gill-bearing fungi in that the gills are in the form of shallow folds 
growing down the stem. The folds are generally narrow and 
forked or branching. The name Cantharellus, meaning little 
cup or goblet, refers to the shape of the fungus, some of the 
species being so deeply depressed that a cup not unlike a tall 
goblet results. 
Cantharellus floccosus (Edible) 
(Szz PLate FacinG PacE 136) 
Cap or Fileus—Funnel form or trumpet 
shaped, depressed even into the 
stem. The surface of the depression 
is woolly or scaly. The scales some- 
times persist and sometimes dis- 
appear. Reddish yellow, fading to 
yellow. 
Gills or Lamelle—Blunt, narrow, close; 
forked branched so as to appear as a 
network. Yellow to yellow brown. 
Stem or Stipe—Short, smooth, or hairy. 
Sometimes extending like a root 
among fallen leaves. 
Spores—W hite. 
Flesh—W hite, thin. 
Time—July to September. 
Habitat—In groups in woods. The 
specimen pictured was found grow- 
ing in moss by a stream among 
laurels and rhododendrons. Section of C. floccosus 
GENUS AMANITOPSIS 
The genus Amanitopsis has white spores, the gills free from 
the stem, and at the base of the stem a volva, the remains of the 
wrapper which enclosed the young plant. There 7s no annulus 
or ring on the stem, a feature which separates the genus Amani- 
topsis from the genus Amanita. 
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