Group A - Gilled Fungi that are Sessile or have a lateral stem

1. Gill edges notched or toothed, like a saw; cap brownish, densely hairy .........................Lentinellus ursinus

1. Gill edges even

    2. Basidiocarps grayish black, very small (2-6 mm wide), found on undersides of
        logs.............................................................................................................Resupinatus applicatus

    2. Basidiocarps not black, typically larger, more prominently displayed

        3. Fruitbody with gill-like folds either crimped or split lengthwise; folds whitish, gray or pink-tinged

            4. Folds crimped..........................................................................Plicaturopsis crispa

            4. Folds split lengthwise.........................................................Schizophyllum commune

        3. Fruitbody with true gills present, neither crimped nor split lengthwise

            5. Spore print white, lilac-gray, pink or yellowish

                6. Spore print white or lilac-gray

                    7. Cap conspicuously hairy or fuzzy

                        8. Fruiting body small (1-3 cm wide); cap whitish, whitish-gray to brownish

                            9. Gill-like folds either crimped or split lengthwise; folds whitish, gray or pink-tinged

                                10. Folds crimped..........................................................................Plicaturopsis crispa

                                10. Folds split lengthwise.........................................................Schizophyllum commune

                            9. True gills present, neither crimped nor split lengthwise; cap semi-circular or kidney-shaped;
                                gills brownish to pale cinnamon; bitter taste................................... Panellus stipticus

                        8. Fruiting body larger (2.5-7.5 cm wide); cap pinkish-tan to reddish-brown or tinged violet, tan
                            with age..........................................................................................Lentinus strigosus

                    7. Cap smooth to minutely hairy or scaly, not distinctly hairy or fuzzy

                        11. Cap flesh thin; cap 2.5-10 cm wide

                              12. Cap white; gills white to cream; stalk absent; on conifers, particularly
                                    hemlock ..........................................................................Pleurocybella porrigens

                              12. Cap brownish; gills whitish-gray; stalk short and stubby; on logs and
                                    stumps.............................................................................Hohenbuehelia petaloides

                         11. Cap flesh thick; cap 5-30 cm wide; cap color white to cream to grayish or grayish-brown;
                               gills white or grayish-white; on logs, stumps, and standing trees of mostly hardwoods; often
                               growing in overlapping clusters................................................Pleurotus ostreatus complex

                6. Spore print pink or yellowish

                    13. Spore print pink; cap densely fuzzy, yellowish- orange; gills yellow to orange,
                          odor bad .................................................................................Phyllotopsis nidulans

                    13. Spore print yellowish

                          14. Cap olive-yellow to yellow-brown, surface dry, gills yellowish, forked, often wavy
                                or crimped at least toward base ...................................................Paxillus panuoides

                          14. Cap color a combination of yellow, green, and purple; surface sticky when young,
                                gills yellowish to orangish yellow, not forked or crimped ...............Panellus serotinus

            5. Spore print brown......................................................................................Crepidotus spp.