A closely related plant, _Lepiota rachodes_ Vitt., has smaller spores, 9--12 × 7--9 µ. It is also edible, and by some considered only a variety of _L. procera_. It is rare in this country, but appears about Boston in considerable quantities "in or near greenhouses or in enriched soil out of doors," where it has the appearance of an introduced plant (Webster, Rhodora, 1: 226, 1899). It is a much stouter plant than _L. procera_, the pileus usually depressed, much more coarsely scaly, and usually grows in dense clusters, while _L. procera_ usually occurs singly or scattered, is more slender, often umbonate. _L. rachodes_ has a veil with a double edge, the edges more or less fringed. The veil is fixed to the stem until the plant is quite mature, when it becomes movable. The flesh of the plant on exposure to the air becomes a brownish orange tint. [Illustration: FIGURE 82.--Lepiota americana. Scales and center of cap reddish or reddish brown. Entire plant turns reddish on drying (natural size). Copyright.] =Lepiota morgani= Pk.--This plant occurs from Ohio, southward and west. It grows in grassy places, especially in wet pastures. It is one of the largest of the lepiotas, ranging from 20--40 cm. high, the cap 20--30 cm. broad, and the stem about 2 cm. in thickness. The =pileus=, when fully expanded, is whitish, with large dark scales, especially toward the center. The =ring= is large, sometimes movable, and the =gills= and =spores= are greenish. Some report the plant as edible, while others say illness results from eating it. =Lepiota americana= Pk. =Edible.=--This plant is widely distributed in the United States. The plants occur singly or are clustered, 6--12 cm. high, the cap 4--10 cm. broad, and the stem 4--10 mm. in thickness. The cap is adorned with reddish or reddish brown scales except on the center, where the color is uniform because the surface is not broken up into scales. The flesh is white, but changes to reddish when cut or bruised, and the whole plant becomes reddish on drying. Figure 82 is from plants (No. 2718, C. U. herbarium) collected at Ithaca. The European plant, _L. badhami_, also reported in this country, changes to a brownish red. It is believed by some to be identical with _L. americana_. [Illustration: FIGURE 83.--Lepiota cristata. Entirely white, but scales grayish or pinkish brown, stem often flesh color (natural size). Copyright.] =Lepiota acutesquamosa= Weinm.--This is a medium or small sized plant with a floccose pileus adorned with small, acute, erect scales, and has a loose, hairy or wooly veil which is often torn irregularly. The erect scales fall away from the pileus and leave little scars where they were attached.