Associations
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Foodplant / saprobe
fruitbody of Micromphale perforans is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed needle of Picea
Other: major host/prey
Foodplant / saprobe
fruitbody of Micromphale perforans is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed needle of Pinus sylvestris
Other: unusual host/prey
Comprehensive Description
provided by North American Flora
Marasmius perforans (Hoffm.) Fries, Epicr. Myc. 385. 1838
Agaricus perforans Hoffm. Nom. Fung. 215. 1789.
Pileus submembranous, plane, not umbilicate, 8-12 mm. broad; surface rugulose, glabrous, pallid, margin not striate: context having a stinking odor, not of onions; lamellae adnate, many dimidiate, simple, crowded, whitish: spores 6-8 X 2-3 fj,: stipe equal, hollow, brownish-
F
black, velvety, 2-3 cm. long.
Type locality: Germany.
Habitat: Leaves of Abies, sometimes upon leaves of other trees. Distribution: Temperate North America; also in Europe.
- 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
