Fungi with Gills 
Gills or Lamelle—Closely placed, side by side. Whitish, or 
tinged with yellow. The inner extremity remote from the 
stem. 
Spores—White, elliptical. 
Filesh—W hite, 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 brownish, 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. f 
Stem or Stipe—Coloured like the 
cap ; thickened at the base. 
Hollow or webby. 2-3 
inches long. 
Veil or Annulus—White. Exter- 
nal edge generally thicker 
than the inner ; often mov- 
able on the stem. 
Gills or Lamelle—White when 
young ; when old, pinkish 
orsmoky 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. Section of L. naucinoides 
Time—August—November. 
The smooth lepiota resembles the chalk agaric (Agaricus 
crelaceous), which has brown spores, and the meadow mush- 
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