Step 9

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TRICHOLOMA FAMILY

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.
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Adnexed
Adnate

 

9b. Spores white, gills usually light colored, growing on wood or ground in the forest or pasture

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