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ushrooms of North America
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2.13

Paxilla

 

Is the stalk present; imbricate on conifer logs?

Yes

Is the stalk present; not imbricate on conifer logs?

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Is the stalk eccentric, densely covered with blackish-brown short hairs?

Yes

Is the stalk short and glabrous? ......................  .................... .......     ...................

Yes

 

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You have a P. panvoides

 

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You have a P. atrotomentosus

 

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Are the gills dull yellowish-olive; flesh bruises brown, but never blue?

Yes

Are the gills yellow to lemon-yellow; flesh bruises blue to brown?

Yes

 

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You have a P. involutus

 

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You have a P. Rhodoxanthus

 

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