Key to Gilled Mushrooms KeyThis 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.
Agaricales OrderFruiting body containing fibers (usually in the stalk)
Pink Spored SuborderSpores pink or reddish
Entolomataceae Family
Diagnosis
- Cap up to 2" across; acutely conical when young, sometimes becoming umbonate in age; often silky but not scaly
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Dull colored (shades of greyish brown) or brightly colored (usually yellow or salmon orange), but not really darkly colored
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Gills barely attached to the stalk, sometimes appearing free
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Stalk thin, fragile
Comments
Originally "Nolana"
Narrow down your identification:
Bright Nolaneas Section
Dull Nolaneas Section- Cap dull greyish brown, up to 2" across
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The caps of these are apt to flatten out somewhat, becoming umbonate or almost flat in age
