Fungi of Saskatchewan
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Gilled mushrooms – the Agaricales

These include classic "mushrooms" that have a cap and a stem, with the spores produced on thin "leaves" called gills, on the underside (exception, Schizophyllum) of the cap. Some agarics, particularly those growing on wood, have an eccentric stalk, or no stalk and the cap appears to grow directly from the substrate. See the pictorial glossary for major variations in shape and the terms glossary for descriptive words. Spore colour is important for the Agaricales, and is not always related to gill colour – some coloured gills have white spores and vice versa – make a spore print!