Comprehensive Description
provided by North American Flora
Marasmius insititius Fries, Epicr. Myc. 386. 1838
Pileus membranous, convex to plane or subumbilicate, 6-12 mm. broad; surface not polished, pale-yellowish-brown, then whitish, margin becoming plicate-sulcate : lamellae unequal, simple, broadly adnate, distant, narrow in front, pallid: spores 4 X 2.5 m (Massee): stipe inserted, horny, hollow, reddish-brown, floccose-furfuraceous, 2-3 cm. long, 1 mm. thick.
Type locality: Sweden. Habitat: Leaves and twigs.
Distribution : New York to North CaroUna and west to Minnesota and Missouri ■ also in Eurooe
- bibliographic citation
- William Alphonso MurrilI, Gertrude Simmons BurIingham, Leigh H Pennington, John Hendly Barnhart. 1907-1916. (AGARICALES); POLYPORACEAE-AGARICACEAE. North American flora. vol 9. New York Botanical Garden, New York, NY
