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21 Marasmiiis magnisporus Murrill 



Mycologia 4:166. 1912. 



Ann. Rep't X. Y. State Mus., 41 :85. 1888 (As M. salignus major 

 Peck). 



Pileus thin, tough, convex, at times umbonate, cespitose or 

 closely gregarious, 1-1.5 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 /u ; 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. 



Pileus subfleshy, convex, gibbous or umbilicate, 1-2 cm broad ; 

 surface flocculose, white, pallid, margin rugose-sulcate ; lamellae 

 adnate-decurrent, interveined, distant, narrow ; spores 6 by 4 ju ; 

 stipe increased above, stufifed, 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 1287. 1898. 



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 /x; stipe bulbous, short, 

 solid, tough, substance white then brown or black, surface white- 

 pruinose, 12-20 mm long, i mm thick. 



Upon dead roots and twigs buried in damp ground. Not common. 



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