Marasmius AGARICACE.E 303 



1402. M. erythropus Fr. (from the red stem; Gr. eruthros, red, 



pous, a foot) a b c. Juiceless. 



P. campanulate to flat, obtuse, slightly wrinkled, pale buff with 



sienna mid., paler at marg., becoming almost white. St. 



smooth, equal, dark red. G. veined, not crowded, whitish to 



pale salmon. 



Single or somewhat ccespitose. Odour none. Woods, amongst dead leaves, 

 beech, beech-mast, near and rarely on stumps ; frequent. Sept. -Oct. 

 2\ X 4§ X \ in. Sometimes becoming purple-black in drying. 



1403. M. arehyropus Fr. (perhaps an error for argyropus ; Gr. 



arguros, silver, pons, a foot, in reference to the white-pruinose 

 stem) a b c. 

 P. hemispherical to plane or slightly depressed, smooth, tan or 

 salmon-shaded, becoming pale. St. pale yellowish or pallid 

 rufescent, white pruinose. G. crowded, narrow, pallid. 

 Caespitose. Odour none. Amongst leaves ; rare. Oct. 1 \ x 3 X ^ in. 



1404. M. topquescens Quel, (from the twisted stem ; torqueo, to 



twist) a b. 



P. convexo-plane, rugoso-striate, pallid-whitish ; mid. tawny or 



fulvous. St. white above to brown or deepest brown below, 



G. thin, finely serrulate, distant, white or whitish. 



Woods, amongst oak-leaves, twigs, etc., in moist places. Autumn. 

 ^X2|x T V in. 



1405. M. impudieus Fr. (from the odour ; impudieus, disgusting) a be. 

 P. convex to plane, depressed or subumbonate, striato-plicate, 



bay-brown-rufous or rose-umber ; mid. dark umber, becoming 



pale. St. equal or attenuate downwards, velvety, rufous or 



violaceous-purple, white downy, white when dry. G. free, 



veined, whitish flesh-colour or salmon. Flesh rose-vinous. 



Gregarious. Odour strong, disgusting, like burnt flannel and fetid, more 

 powerful when cut or broken. On and about rotten pine-trunks, on pine- 

 leaves. Sept. -Oct. 1 x \\ X \ in. 



e. C a lop odes. 



1406. M. seorodonius Fr. (from the odour of garlic ; Gr. skordion, 



a plant with the odour of garlic) a b e. 



P. arid, wrinkled, crisped, rufous or yellowish-sienna ; mid. 



vinous, becoming pale to whitish. St. fistulose, equal, horny, 



rufous, paler above, darker or blackish below. G. adnate, 



veined, whitish. 



Usually gregarious. Edible, esteemed for flavouring. Odour strong. 

 Heaths and dry pastures, on twigs and leaves : rare. Oct. i§X2^x T 1 s - in. 



1407. M. calopus Fr. (from the beautiful stem ; Gr. kalos, beautiful, 



pons, a foot) a b e. 

 P. rarely depressed, even, smooth, whitish. St. fistulose, slightly 



attenuate upwards, deep rich brown, paler above. G. slightly 



emarginate, white. 

 Odour none. On twigs, grass-roots, etc. Autumn. Jx ijx ^ in. 



