Fungi with Gills 
Time—July and August. 
Habitat—Grassy grounds, groves, and open woods. 
No milky nor coloured juice, no coloured circular zones. 
Variable Russula (Edible) 
Russula heterophylla 
Cap or Pileus—Variable in colour. Greenish or pinkish grey, but 
fleshy, firm ; slightly convex, then depressed ; smooth, and. 
polished, the very thin skin disappearing. Margin thin, 
smooth, or with slightly depressed lines closely placed. 
Stem or Stipe—Solid, firm, smooth, shining white, the apex oc- 
casionally dilated in the form of a cup. 
Annulus or Volua—None. 
Gills or Lamella—Narrow, crowded, forked ; white ; of different 
lengths. 
Spores— White. 
Filesh—White ; mild in taste. 
Habitat—Woods. Common. 
Zime—July to October. 
The specific name refers to the difference in the lengths of 
the gills. 
GENUS CLITOCYBE 
The members of the genus Ciitocybe have the spores white, 
no volva nor annulus, the gills with thin edges not notched on 
the edge near the stem, and generally decurrent. 
Clitocybe laccata (Edible) (SEB Plate Facine Pace 67) 
Cap or Pileus—When moist, pale red, buff red, or flesh red; 
when dry, greyish to pale yellowish brown. Surface cov- 
ered with tiny tufts of hair. Convex when young, flattened 
ee margin when old ; often depressed. 14-2 inches 
road. 
Gills or LameHle—Broad, distant, unequal. Flesh colour. Slightly 
decurrent. 
Veil and Annulus—None. 
Stem or Stife—Slender, stiff, fibrous, stuffed, or hollow. Colour 
like cap. Often twisted. 1-3 inches long. 
Spores—White, rough, globose. 
Flesh—Thin, pale flesh colour, leathery, tasteless. 
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