Fabraea 189 



Illustrations: Mycologia 2: 170,/. 1-5; 172, f. 6, 7. 



The conidial stage Marsonia Castagnei (Desm. & Mont.) 

 Magn. is said to be widely distributed in the United States but 

 the perfect stage rarely collected. 



Doubtful Species 



Pseudopeziza Bistortae (Lib.) Fuckel, Symb. Myc. 290. 1869. This 

 species has been reported from Alaska in Harriman Alaska Exped. 5: 23, on 

 Polygonum viviparum. No material seen. 



Pseudopeziza Cerastiorum Arenariae Sacc; Sacc. Peck, & Trelease in 

 Harriman Alaska Exped. 5: 23. 1904. This variety was described by Sac- 

 cardo from material collected on Yakutat Bay, Alaska on dead leaves of 

 Arenaria lateriflora. Said to differ from the species in its larger spores, 

 4-4.5 X 14-16 M. 



35. FABRAEA Sacc. Michelia 2: 331. 1881. 

 Diplocarpon Wolf, Bot. Gaz. 54: 231. 1912. 



Apothecia at first submerged, becoming superficial, sessile, 

 becoming expanded and subdiscoid, soft and fleshy; asci cylindric 

 to clavate, usually 8-spored; spores ellipsoid, or ovoid, becoming 

 1 -septate; paraphyses filiform. 



Type species, Phacidium congener Ces. 



Occurring on herbaceous plants. 



On Ranunculus. 1- F- Ranunculi. 



On Fragaria. 2. F. Earliana. 

 On woody plants. 



On Rosa. 3. F. Rosae. 



On Pyrus, Amelanchier, and Cydonia. 4. F. maculata. 



1. Fabraea Ranunculi (Fries) Karst. Acta Soc. Fauna Fl. Fenn. 

 2«: 161. 1885. 



Dothidea Ranunculi Fries, Syst. Myc. 2: 562. 1823. 

 Phlyctidium Ranunculi Wallr. Fl. Crypt. Germ. 2: 420. 1833. 

 Excipula Ranunculi Rab. Deutsch. Krypt.-FI. 1: 153. 1844. 

 Phacidium Ranunculi Lib. PI. Crypt. Ard. 69. 1830. 

 Pseudopeziza Ranunculi Fuckel, Symb. Myc. 290. 1869. 

 Mollisia Ranunculi Phill. Brit. Discom. 200. 1887. 

 Phacidium litigiosum Rob. & Desm. Ann. Sci Nat. IIL 8: 181. 1847. 

 Fabraea liligiosa Sacc. Syll. Fung. 8: 735. 1889. 



Apothecia occurring for the most part on discolored spots on 

 the under side of the leaves, at first submerged, becoming 

 erumpent and finally superficial, at first rounded, later cup- 

 shaped, then nearly plane, externally brown, or brownish-black; 

 hymenium concave to plane, dull-gray, or brownish; asci clavate. 



