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7 Marasmius peronatus (Bolt.) Fr. 



Epicr. Myc. 375. 1838. 



Pileus subfleshy, tough, broadly convex, sometimes subumbonate, 

 2-6 cm broad, surface rich brown with a reddish tint in dried plants, 

 glabrous ; margin lighter than the disk, smooth, somewhat irregular ; 

 context tough, coriaceous, whitish, the taste unpleasant, acrid; 

 lamellae pallid to reddish, close, rather broad, adnexed; spores 

 ovoid, 6-8 by 3-4 /x; stipe flavid to subrufous, equal, often com- 

 pressed, villous-corticate, personate-strigose at the base. 



Upon dead leaves in woods. Rare. 



This species, which is often considered as identical with M . 

 u r e n s (Bull.) Fr. and is called M. urens-peronatus 

 in Europe, seems to be very rare in America, although both forms 

 have been rather frequently reported. The American specimens 

 which most closely resemble those of Europe come from California. 

 A few of Peck's collections are near enough to the European 

 plants to pass as M . peronatus. Some of our collections may 

 prove to be M . p u t i 1 1 u s Fr. 



8 Marasmius subnudus (ElHs) Peck 



Ann. Rep't N. Y. State Mus., 51 :287. 1898. 



Pileus subfleshy, thin, tough, flexuous, broadly convex to plane, 

 gregarious or subcespitose, 2-4 cm broad ; surface brownish red, 

 dingy bay or russet, smooth, margin even, smooth or subtriate ; 

 context thin, tough, white, the taste unpleasant, bitter ; lamellae 

 pallid or yellowish, becoming darker in dried plants, narrow, sub- 

 distant, slightly adnexed or free, becoming remote in old, dried 

 plants; spores 8-10 by 4.5 fx; stipe reddish bro'wn to nearly black, 

 covered with a dense white tomentum or nearly naked at the apex, 

 slender, firm, equal, solid or stu fifed, 4-8 cm long, 2-4 mm thick. 



On ground among leaves and other vegetable debris in woods. 

 Common. 



This is undoubtedly one of the species that has often been re- 

 ported as M. peronatus (Bolt.) Fr. or M . urens (Bull.) 

 Fr. 



9 Marasmius iocephalus (Berk. & Curt.) Pennington 



Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. II, 12 :420. nSi^ (M y c e n a i o c c j) h a 1 a r.crk, & 



rurt.). 



Pileus submembranous to membranous, broadly convex, gregari- 

 ous or subcespitose, T.5-4 cm broad ; surface striate or sulcato, violet, 



