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WHITE SPORE PRINT<br />
<strong>Edible</strong>: CLITOCYBE LACCATA<br />
This common species (Figure 17 and Plate 4.C) is found almost<br />
everywhere in wooded areas from early spring until late fall.<br />
Though it usually comes up in clusters, it may occur singly also.<br />
The cap of young specimens is convex, later becoming flat, and<br />
about i to i 1/2 inches across. The colors of both cap and gills are<br />
exceedingly variable, the most common being a light salmon, but<br />
Figure 17. Clitocybe laccata. <strong>Edible</strong>.<br />
those with a watery red cap and lilac or even purple gills are by no<br />
means rare. The color of the cap fades rapidly as it dries.<br />
The peculiar mealy texture of its surface and the characteristic<br />
waxy appearance of the gills serve more than color to identify the<br />
species. The gills are thick and rather far apart and, where they are<br />
attached to the cap, are connected by a network of ridges that can<br />
easily be seen by looking at a specimen from the under side. Only<br />
by making a spore print could one unfamiliar with them learn the<br />
spore color of this species.<br />
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