Comprehensive Description
provided by North American Flora
Clitocybe niveicolor Murrill, Mycologia 3: 190. 1911
Entire hymenophore snow-white, gregarious: pileus compressed-convex, reaching 7 mm. in diameter; surface smooth, glabrous, appearing subtomentose when dry because of the loosely woven context, margin slightly irregular, decurved : lamellae decurrent, distant, slightly arcuate: spores ovoid, smooth, hyaline, 12 X 7 fj.: stipe cylindric, sHghtly tapering upward, glabrous, fleshy, fistulose, 1-1.5 cm. long, 1 mm. thick above, 1.5 mm. below.
Type locality: Motzorongo, Mexico.
Habitat: On the ground in humus in a moist virgin forest.
Distribution: Known only from the type locality.
- 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
