Gills are thick, firm, serpentine.
Stem, none.
Schizophyllum. Fr.
Schizophyllum is from two Greek words, meaning to split, and a leaf.
The pileus is fleshy and arid. The gills are corky, fan-like, branched, united above by the tomentose pellicle, bifid, split longitudinally at the edge. The spores somewhat round and white.
The two lips of the split edge of the gills are commonly revolute. This genus is far removed from the type of Agaricini. It grows on wood and is very common. Stevenson.
Schizophyllum commune. Fr.
Figure 187.—Schizophyllum commune.