PI. cell. aph. 1 1 . HYMENOTHECEjE. 248.Pleurop. 615 
/3. incana. Cap smooth or slightly scaly, pale. 
Agaricus incanus, Bull. Herb. 570. 
VI. 248. PLEUROPUS. Persoon. Side-fool. 
Volva 0; stem not in the centre of the cap; collar 0 ; 
cap fleshy, depressed, orbicular, oblique; gills decurrent. — 
Poisonous, or at least suspected. 
1 . Pleuropus orcellus. Litmus side-foot. 
Thalli gregarious ; stem pale ; cap elliptic or circular ; 
gills crowded, flesh-red. 
Agaricus orcellus, Bull. Herb. 575; Persoon Syn. 473. 
On the trunks of trees. 
2. Pleuropus ulmarius. Elm side-foot. 
Stem ascending; cap fleshy, very broad, uniformly pale 
or marked with stripes ; gills very broad, slightly nicked, 
connected. 
Agaricus ulmarius, Sowerby Fungi , 67 ; Persoon Syn. 473. 
On trees, especially on elm trees; autumn. 
3. Pleuropus palmatus. Palmate side-foot. 
Thalli in tufts; stem nearly straight, whitish ; cap and 
gills opake, reddish-chestnut. 
Agaricus palmatus,. Bull. Herb. 216 ; Persoon Syn. 474. 
On trees, or carpenters’ work. 
/3. rubescens. Thallus reddish throughout, 
Agaricus palmatus, Sowerby Fungi , 62. 
4. Pleuropus fornicatus. Arched side-foot. 
Thallus solitary, compact; stem very short, downy, slightly 
eccentric; cap flattish, rather livid; gills distinct, rather 
decurrent, brilliant red. 
Agaricus carnosus? Bolton Fung. 146. 
Agaricus fornicatus, Persoon Syn. 474. 
On trees. 
5. Pleuropus inconstans . Inconstant side-foot. 
Thallus rather large ; cap rather tough, depressed, whole 
or halved, lobed, bent, rather reddish ; gills slightly 
branched, crisp at bottom, white and rather brilliant-red. 
Agaricus flabellifonnis, Scheeff. Fung. 43 et 44. 
Agaricus inconstans, Persoon Syn. 475. 
On the trunks of trees. 
