Caps, gills below, no stem & usually on wood [stemless mushrooms & the like]

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The fruitbodies of most of the species in this group grow from wood, but sometimes that wood may be buried (e.g. dead roots). Some examples of fruitbody attachment are:

Cap roughly semicircular and attached to wood along the cap’s diameter.

Cap more-or-less circular but tapering to a narrow attachment point.

Cap on the underside of dead wood and attached by its top.

Cap like an upside-down cup, with the edge of the cup attached to wood.

Caps, gills below, no stem & usually on wood [stemless mushrooms & the like]

Furry, white or greyish upper surfaces

Gills connected by cross veins

Other caps, gills below, no stem

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