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21 Marasmius magnisporus Murrill 
Mycologia 4:166. 1912. 
Ann. Rep’t N. Y. State Mus., 41:85. 1888 ‘(As "M. salignus major 
Peck). 
Pileus thin, tough, convex, at times umbonate, cespitose or 
closely gregarious, I-1.5 cm broad; surface glabrous, white to 
pale isabelline with a pinkish tint; margin sometimes. slightly 
striate; lamellae squarely adnate or decurrent, distant, broad, 
strongly interveined, inserted, white, entire; spores oblong, 10-12 
by 4-6 w; stipe increasing upward, tough, grayish avellaneous below, 
paler above, minutely striate, pruinose to glabrous, 1-3 cm long, 2 
mm thick. 
‘Upon dead wood. Not common but widely distributed over ‘the 
temperate parts of North America. 
Marasmius magnisporus has probably been reported 
from many parts of America and possibly from Europe as M. 
candidus (Bolt.) (Fr.and M. languidus (Lasch.) Fr. 
22 Marasmius languidus (Lasch.) Fries 
Epicr. Myc. 379. 1838. 
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Pileus subfleshy, convex, gibbous or umbilicate, I-2 cm broad; 
surface flocculose, white, pallid, margin rugose-sulcate; lamellae 
adnate-decurrent, interveined, distant, narrow; spores 6 by 4 pn; 
stipe increased above, stuffed, pallid, brownish below, surface 
naked, 2.5 cm long, 1-2 mm thick. 
Upon dead stems, grass, leaves etc. Rare. 
23 Marasmius vialis Peck 
Ann. Rep’t N. Y. State Mus., 51:287. 1808. 
Pileus membranous, convex, 4-10 mm broad; surface pruinose, 
white ; lamellae decurrent, distant, arcuate, white, becoming yellow- 
brown in dried plants; spores 7-9 by 4-4.5 m; stipe bulbous, short, 
solid, tough, substance white then brown or ‘black, surface white- 
pruinose, 12-20 mm long, 1 mm thick. 
Upon dead roots and twigs buried in damp ground. Not common. 
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