Crepidotus

= Crepidotus versutus = Pk. -- This little _Crepidotus_ has a pure white pileus which is covered with a soft, whitish down.

Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. George Francis Atkinson 1886

CREPIDOTUS Fr. In _Crepidotus_ the pileus is lateral, or eccentric, and thus more or less shelving, or it is resupinate, that is, lying flat or nearly so on the wood.

Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. George Francis Atkinson 1886

In fact, a number of the species were formerly placed in _Pleurotus_, while others were placed in _Crepidotus_ among the ochre-spored agarics.

Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. George Francis Atkinson 1886

_Claudopus nidulans_, sometimes called _Pleurotus nidulans_, and in other species of the genus _Pleurotus_, _Crepidotus_, etc.

Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. George Francis Atkinson 1886

= Crepidotus fulvotomentosus = Pk., is a pretty species with a tomentose cap and tawny scales, usually occurring singly.

Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. George Francis Atkinson 1886

= Crepidotus applanatus = Fr., is a larger species, shelving and often imbricated.

Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. George Francis Atkinson 1886

It is closely related to _C. calolepis_ Fr. Figure 154 is from plants of _Crepidotus versutus_ Pk.,

Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. George Francis Atkinson 1886

Jelly Crep (Crepidotus mollis) showing whitish gills.

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Crepidotus is characterized by a stalk that is usually rudimentary or absent or, if present, off-center.

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Cap white, downy; gills whitish, then rusty (twice natural size) Copyright.] = Crepidotus herbarum = Pk., is a closely related species, separated on account of the smaller spores.

Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. George Francis Atkinson 1886