Jun 1, 2018
Landscape Language
Lamella (n) – a gill of a mushroom, plural: lamellae
More commonly called the “gills” of a mushroom, lamellae are layered or rib-like structures underneath a mushroom’s cap. They hold and release the mushrooms spores used in reproduction and are a key tool in identifying mushroom species. What gilled mushrooms have you photographed in Mount Rainier’s forests?
NPS photo, 6/13/2014. Description: A series of gilled mushrooms stacked upon each other growing up the trunk of a tree. ~kl
