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Teeth—Icicle-like structures that hang down.
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False Gills—Flesh ridges about the hymenium; may seem just like gills (e.g. chanterelle).
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Gleba—The inside spore-producing flesh of puffballs.
b.
Locate at which the gills fulfill the stem and notice the process of attachment.
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Free—Gills don't reach the stem.
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Adnexed—Gills attach just in which the stem and cover meet.
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Adnate—Attached to stalk for the complete width of this gill (directly).
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Decurrent—Gills run down the stem.
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Collarium—Gills don't reach stalk but are connected by a round collar.
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Sinuate—Solid top notch at the gills before marginally going down the stem.
c.
Check that the gills to see how they're laid out beneath the cap. Are they:
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Crowded—Gills in close proximity.
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Close—Gills close together but with all defined spacing between.
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Subdistant—Gills spread out reasonably.
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Distant—Enormous space differences between the gills.
Assessing The Stipe Or Stem
a.
Determine the standing of stem. Examine the bottom at which the clog and stem meet.
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Central--Situated in the middle of the cover.
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Excentric--Offset into the middle of this cap.
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Lateral--Stem situated in accord with the cap (not perpendicular ).
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