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PHOLIOTA ADIPOSA. FATTY PHOLIOTA. (EDIBLE) 

 (Fig. 31) 



In this species the cap is firm, fleshy, subcorneal to convex, glutinous when 

 moist, yellowish, brown in center, often torn into dark scales, margin incurved; 

 the flesh is thick at the center, spongy, yellowish ; the gills are close, adnate, 

 sometimes notched, yellowish to rust color ; the stem is firm, whitish to yellow, 

 viscid, clothed with brownish scales below the slight, floccose ring. 



The cap is 2 to 4 inches 

 broad ; the stem is 2 to 4 

 inches long and 4 to 6 

 lines thick. 



This species, commonly 

 known as the "fatty 

 Pholiota," forms large 

 clusters in the fall on 

 trunks or crotches of 

 trees or on stumps. It 

 is a rather showy fungus, 

 easily attracting atten- 

 tion because of its tufted 

 habit of growth, yellow 

 color, and conspicuous 

 scales. Pholiota adiposa 

 is considered edible by 

 American authorities. 

 but it is not especially 

 good. With this par- 

 ticular species it is pref- 

 erable to peel the cap 

 preparatory to cooking. 

 The season is mostly 

 confined to the fall 

 months. 



PHILIOTA C A P E R A T A. 

 WRINKLED PHOLIOTA. 



(EDIBLE!) 



In this species the cap 

 is fleshy, yellow to yel- 

 low brown, ovate, obtuse 

 or plane when expanded, 

 viscid when moist, some- 

 times covered with whit- 

 ish tufts ; the gills are 

 adnate, crowded, narrow, 

 may be serrate, yellowish 

 brown ; the stem is stout, 

 solid, sometimes slightly 

 enlarged at base, white 

 and shining, scaly above 

 the ring; the ring is 

 membranaceous, broad. 



The cap is 2y 2 to 4 inches broad ; the stem is 3 to 5 inches long and one-half 

 to over 1 inch thick. 



This fungus appears in the fall quite abundantly in certain localities. 

 The specific name refers to the wrinkled character of the pileus, a prominent 

 and constant feature of the plant. It is edible, slightly acrid when raw, but 

 fairly good when cooked. 



Figure 31. — Pholiota adiposa. (Edible) 



PHOLIOTA MARGINATA. (SUSPECTED) 



In this species the cap is convex, then expanded, obtuse to plane, smooth, 

 hygrophanous, slightly fleshy, tan when dry, honey colored when moist, margin 

 striate ; the gills are adnate, crowded, narrow, when mature reddish brown ; the 

 stem is hollow, equal, smooth, or slightly fibrillose ; color same as the cap, whitish 

 velvety at base ; ring often distant from apex of stem, soon disappearing. 



