9a. Gills white
and attached to or following down the stem. Gills are waxy, long and widely
spaced, or tightly and evenly spaced. Flesh may be brittle and easily broken,
Cap may be brightly colored or white, often with a slimy cap, esp. in wet
weather All mushrooms that bleed a milky sap key out here.
GO TO RUSSULA and HYGROPHORUS
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Adnexed |
Adnate |
9b. Spores white, gills usually light colored, growing on wood or ground in the forest or pasture
Go to Tricholoma
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