The gills are white, broad, not much crowded, and run down on the stem in long elevated lines resembling veins, which anastomose often in a reticulate fashion.
"Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc."
George Francis Atkinson
Sometimes the fibres on the surface of the cap are drawn into strands which anastomose into coarse reticulations, giving the appearance of elevated veins which have a general radiate direction from the center of the cap.
"Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc."
George Francis Atkinson
These represent ridges or crests which anastomose over the pileus, forming reticulations.
"Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc."
George Francis Atkinson