. Minnesota mushrooms ... Botany; Mushrooms. i:;4 MINNESOTA MUSHROOMS Secotium acuminatum Cap Stalk C a \> 3-6 cm. tall, 2-4 cm. wide, ovoid to more or less conic, tan to oclier. scah". more or less folded aliout the short stalk, where it opens; stem 1-2 cm. long", more or less bulbous ; s p o res vellowish to oli\'e. globose, smooth. 5-S,a. 1 he name refers to the conic cap. ( )n the ground in grassland or woodland : suspected of being poisonous. :ma Cap glolxise to flattened, more or less imbedded in the soil, steiuless. At maturitv the caiter wall breaks around the midd
. Minnesota mushrooms ... Botany; Mushrooms. i:;4 MINNESOTA MUSHROOMS Secotium acuminatum Cap Stalk C a \> 3-6 cm. tall, 2-4 cm. wide, ovoid to more or less conic, tan to oclier. scah". more or less folded aliout the short stalk, where it opens; stem 1-2 cm. long", more or less bulbous ; s p o res vellowish to oli\'e. globose, smooth. 5-S,a. 1 he name refers to the conic cap. ( )n the ground in grassland or woodland : suspected of being poisonous. :ma Cap glolxise to flattened, more or less imbedded in the soil, steiuless. At maturitv the caiter wall breaks around the middle, leax'ing the lower half in the ground and the upjicr half clinging to the cap. The mouth is at the apex of the. FicfRi; ,sy. C'aiasioma circumsl isscm nmer \vall. and is thus downward while the plant is in the original position. The name refers to the habit of the plant b\" ^^ilich the mouth becomes turned upward at ntaturitv. Catastoma circumscissum Somersault Cap C a ]i 1-2 cm. wide, globose, somewhat flattened, the inner wall whitish or gra\", finch' scal\-, with a small regular mouth; spores \ellowisli, globcise. spmv or warted, (. 'J'he name refers to the circular splitting of the outer wall. (Jn the ground along paths, or in grassland ; edifiilitv not tested. Ca[i more or k>s gloliose. witli a leather\- outer wall, which sjilits radiatelv, forming a star-like base, upon which the inner wnW sits. 'I'he mouth is definite, and often beautifully folded or fringed. .-\11 our species are probably edible, if collected when Young. Ihe name refers to tlie >tar-like Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Clements, Frederic E. (Frederic Edward), 1874-1945; Geological and Natural History Survey of Minnesota. Minneapolis, University of Minnesota
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