 The gills are narrowly attached ( adnexed ) to broadly attached or sinuate . The gill spacing ranges from close to somewhat distantly spaced , with 26 – 36 gills reaching the stem ; there are additionally three or four tiers of lamellulae ( short gills that do not extend completely from the cap margin to the stem ) . The gills are strongly intervenose ( possessing cross @-@ veins ) , moderately broad ( 5 – 7 mm ) , white or grayish white , soon flushed with pale pink , with even edges . The stem is 5 – 9 cm ( 2 @.@ 0 – 3 @.@ 5 in ) long , 2 – 4 mm ( 0 @.@ 08 – 0 @.@ 16 in ) thick , equal in width throughout , and with a cartilaginous texture . It is hollow , not hairy , either smooth or twisted with longitudinal striations , often with a long pseudorrhiza ( a subterranean elongation of the stem ) at the base . The stem color is pale grayish @-@ white on the upper portion , and pale grayish @-@ black below ; the base becomes somewhat dirty brown in age , but does not develop reddish stains . 
 The gills are narrowly attached ( adnexed ) to broadly attached or sinuate . The gill spacing ranges from close to somewhat distantly spaced , with 26 – 36 gills reaching the stem ; <a href='dey_it' title='1'><mark>there</mark></a> are additionally three or four tiers of lamellulae ( short gills <a href='null_relcl' title='2'><mark>that</mark></a>do not extend completely from <a href='None' title='3'><mark>the</mark></a>cap <a href='negative_concord' title='4'><mark>margin</mark></a> to <a href='None' title='5'><mark>the</mark></a><a href='negative_concord' title='6'><mark>stem</mark></a> ) . The gills <a href='drop_aux' title='7'><mark>are</mark></a>strongly intervenose ( possessing cross @-@ veins ) , moderately broad ( 5 – 7 mm ) , white or grayish white , soon flushed with pale pink , with even edges . The stem <a href='drop_aux' title='8'><mark>is</mark></a>5 – 9 cm ( 2 @.@ 0 – 3 @.@ 5 in ) long , 2 – 4 mm ( 0 @.@ 08 – 0 @.@ 16 in ) thick , equal in width throughout , and with a cartilaginous texture . It <a href='drop_aux' title='9'><mark>is</mark></a>hollow , not hairy , either smooth or twisted with longitudinal striations , often with a long pseudorrhiza ( a subterranean elongation of the stem ) at the base . The stem color is pale grayish @-@ white on the upper portion , and pale grayish @-@ black below ; the base <a href='uninflect' title='10'><mark>becomes</mark></a> somewhat dirty brown in age , but <a href='uninflect' title='11'><mark>does</mark></a> not develop reddish stains . 
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