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or white with a pruinose or tomentose coat, firm, rigid, stuffed or 

 hollow, 11-14 cm long, 2-3 mm thick. 



Among dead leaves in woods. Rather common. 



This species is closely related to both M. confluens (Pers.) 

 Ricken and to M. multifolius, Peck. From the former it 

 may be distinguished by its longer, usually twisted stipe which is 

 not enlarged at the apex and by the adnexed lamellae. It is not 

 usually as densely cespitose as M. confluens. From M. 

 multifolius it is distinguished by its longer stipe and the 

 pallescent character of the pileus. 



5 Marasmius multifolius Peck 



N. Am. Flora, v. 9, pt 4, p. 270, 191 5 

 Pileus subfleshy, tough, convex to plane, 2-3 cm broad; surface 

 smooth, not striate, isabelline to pale fulvous, not fading in dry 

 plants ; lamellae narrow, crowded, adnate, white, changing but little 

 in dry plants; spores 6 by 2.5-3 /*J stipe white-villous, firm, stuffed 

 or hollow, 4-6 cm long, 2 mm thick. 



Upon dead leaves in woods. Not common. 



This seems to be a fairly distinct species which Peck collected 

 several times and which he was apparently ready to publish as a 

 new species. It differs from M. confluens (Pers.) Ricken 

 in its adnate lamellae and in its not being densely cespitose. 



6 Marasmius fasciatus Pennington 



Ann. Rep't N. Y. State Mus., 24:76. 1872 (As M. anomalus Peck 

 (riot M. anomalus Lasch.). 



Pileus subfleshy, tough, broadly convex to nearly plane, often 

 subumbonate, densely cespitose, 2-4 cm broad; surface even, gla- 

 brous, reddish to tan, fading nearly to white in dried plants; 

 lamellae rather close, narrow, adnexed, narrowed behind, white, 

 sometimes reddish yellow in dried plants; spores 5-6 by 2.5-3 /*» 

 stipe cartilaginous, even, hollow, smooth above, bound together 

 below by dense white mycelium ; reddish to dark red or almost 

 black, 3-6 cm long by 2-3 mm thick. 



Upon decayed wood and humus in forest. Not uncommon. 



The original description of this plant was made from two rather 

 immature plants. The description given above has been modified to 

 agree with later collections and notes of Peck's. This is very close 

 to European specimens distributed as M. lupule t orun 

 (Weimm) Bres. 



