Among the Mushrooms: A Guide For Beginners

by Ellen M. Dallas; Caroline A. Burgin

2. Bolbitius.

It will also be useful to the beginner to see a list of Agarics classified according to botanists by the color of their spores.

[CLASSIFICATION OF AGARICS BY COLOR OF SPORES.]

1. Leucosporæ (white spores).

2. Rhodosporæ (rosy or salmon spores).

3. Ochrosporæ (ochraceous spores).

4. Melanosporæ (dark purple or black spores).

Leucosporæ, or White Spores.

1. Amanita.

2. Lepiota.