Mushroom Gills

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Mushroom Gills are the technical term for the thin flaps that resemble fish-gills under the cap of a mushroom. They aren't there to help the mushroom breathe: rather, they are there to produce the spore (seeds, if you will) for the mushroom.

Not all mushrooms have gills under the cap: some have pores instead.

The area on a mushroom where the spores are produced, whether it is gills or pores or otherwise, is called generically the "Hymenophore."

Also called:
Lamellae (Scientific Name); Lames (French); Röhren (German); Lamelle (Italian); Láminas (Spanish) Top...