. Minnesota mushrooms ... Botany; Mushrooms. GILL FUNGI 45 Marasmius peronatus Boot Stem Cap small to medium, 3-8 cm. wide, yellowish, tan or pale brownish red, smooth, striate at the margin, convex to flat; stem slender and tough, 5-8 cm. by 3-4 mm., whitish or yellowish, with a downv covering which separates readily, densely yellow- ish or white-woolly at the base, stuffed, then hollow; gills adnexed, then free, pale to reddish ; spores o-\'oid, 6-8 X 3-S/i. The name refers to the sheath-like down at the base of the stem. Common on the ground in woods, June to frost; acrid, but highly flavor
. Minnesota mushrooms ... Botany; Mushrooms. GILL FUNGI 45 Marasmius peronatus Boot Stem Cap small to medium, 3-8 cm. wide, yellowish, tan or pale brownish red, smooth, striate at the margin, convex to flat; stem slender and tough, 5-8 cm. by 3-4 mm., whitish or yellowish, with a downv covering which separates readily, densely yellow- ish or white-woolly at the base, stuffed, then hollow; gills adnexed, then free, pale to reddish ; spores o-\'oid, 6-8 X 3-S/i. The name refers to the sheath-like down at the base of the stem. Common on the ground in woods, June to frost; acrid, but highly flavored and delicious when Figure 25. Marasmius oreades Marasmius cohaerens Tuft Marasmius Cap small, 2-3 cm. wide, tan, yellow to reddish brown, smooth, striate when moist, convex to plane or upturned; stem tall and slender, 10-20 cm. by 4-6 mm., colored like the cap, but shining, or paler, hollow, fastened together near the base by threads; gills adnate, more rarely free, tan to red-brown, with spindle-shaped, yellow-brown spines, 60-90/i; spores elliptic, 6 X 3/x. The name refers to the fused bases of the stems. On the ground among leaves and in much-decayed wood, late summer and au- 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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