Comprehensive Description
provided by North American Flora
Marasmius delectans Morgan, Jour. Myc. 11: 206. 1905
Pileus subcoriaceous, convex, then expanded and depressed, 1-2 cm. broad; surface glabrous, rugulose, white, changing in drying to yellow or pale-alutaceous : lamellae emarginateadnexed, subdistant, slightly venose-connected, moderately broad, unequal, white: spores lance-oblong, 7-9 X 4^: stipe long, slender, slightly tapering upward, arising from abundant white mycelium, glabrous, shining, brown, white at the apex, 2>~5 cm. long, 1-1.5 mm. thick.
Type locality: Ohio,
Habitat: On old leaves in deciduous woods. Distribution: New York to Michigan and Ohio.
- 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
