Key Identification Features
- The flesh, or context, is organized in two layers (duplex), a feature that is especially noticeable in the stalk.
- Caps sometimes grow fused to other adjacent caps, have distinct zoned coloration with a white margin, are dry and thin, and give off a fragrant scent.
- The underside of the cap holds the fertile spore-producing tissue called the hymenium, which usually has shallow, crowded wrinkles or veins that match the color of the cap surface or are paler.
- In North America, collections are still being re-catalogued to reflect the recent separation of 5 distinct species within the genus Polyozellus.
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