Paxillus involutus



Cortinarius husseyiKey to Gilled Mushrooms     Key
This is a key to gilled mushrooms, that is, mushrooms having a definite cap with a fertile surface consisting of gills. The fruiting body usually also has a stem, although that may be lateral or absent (usually, then, the mushroom is growing from wood). You can use this key to identify mushrooms that you find.



TricholomaAgaricales     Order
Fruiting body containing fibers (usually in the stalk)



Inocybe pyriodoraBrown, Olive, Orange or Tan Spored     Suborder
Gills not free
Spore print tan, orange, deep ochre, yellowish olive, olive brown, rusty or cinnamon brown or deep brown
Ring usually either absent or not membranous



Pholiota albocrenulataLignicolous Brown Spored     Family
Growing on wood


Gymnopilus spectabilisMedium To Big Lignicolous Brown Spored     Subfamily
Cap usually more than 2" across, and sometimes up to 8; usually tan, yellow, or pumpkin-colored

Paxillus     Genus
Paxillus atrotomentosus
Fruiting body tough
Gills often forking and cross-veined near the stalk; often easily separable from the cap
Cap usually 3-4" across; margin inrolled when young
Stalkless Brown, Olive, Orange or Tan Spored mushrooms go here if they are firm and substantial; small, flabby ones go in Crepidotus)
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Terrestrial Brown Spored     Family
Cortinarius semisanguineus
Growing on the ground

Paxillus involutus     (Batsch: Fries) Fries

Here are the characters that distinguish this species from the others in its group. For its more general characters, see higher up on the page.
If there's just a few words or a microscopic feature here, a more thorough description can be found above.


Paxillus involutus

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Microscropic Characters




 

 


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