Fungi with Gills 
Early Pholiota (Edible) 
Pholiota precox 
Cap or Pileus—Creamy white, 
smooth, not shining. Very 
thin skin. 1-2 inches long. 
Stem or Stipe—Creamy white, 
rather scaly. Skin peels 
readily. Stuffed or hollow. 
1-5 inches long. 
Gills or Lamelle—Creamy white 
when young, brown when 
mature. Soft, close, un- 
equal, notched at the inner 
extremity, and attached to 
the stem. 
Veil and Ring—Stretched like a 
drumhead from stem to mar- 
gin of cap. Variable in 
manner of parting. It some- 
times separates from cap 
margin, and forms a distinct 
ring about the stem; again, 
but little remains on the 
stem, and much on the rim 
of the cap. 
Spores—Rusty brown. 
Flesh—W hite, solid though soft, 
moist. Taste slightly bitter. 
Time—May to July. 
Habitat—Grassy ground. The 
specimen pictured grew 
about the roots of a poplar 
Section of P. preecox tree in New Jersey. 
Pholiota aggericola 
(See Prate Facinc Pace 73) 
Cap or Pileus—Brown, shining when moist. Margin in older 
specimens finely and closely impressed with parallel lines. 
Cap diameter of specimen photographed, 2 inches. 
Gills or Lamelle—Pale brownish when young, darker brown 
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