Comprehensive Description
provided by North American Flora
Melanoleuca phaeopodia (Bull. & Vent.) Murrill
Agartcus phaeopodius Bull. & Vent. Champ. Fr. 1: 622. 1809. Collybia phaeopodia Quel. Ench. Fung. 28. 1886.
Pileus depressed, gregarious, 5-9 cm. broad; surface dry, glabrous, fumoso-avellaneous, margin often irregular; context white, brittle, having a sweet, nutty taste, but no odor; lamellae sinuate, narrow, crowded, uneven, brittle, white to pallid; spores ellipsoid, smooth, hyaline, 7-9X5-6.5 n; stipe subconcolorous, dry, glabrous, fleshy, stuffed or hollow, larger at the base, 4 cm. long, 0.75-2 cm. thick.
Type locality: France.
Habitat: On the ground among weeds or in woods. Distribution: Northeastern United States; also in Europe.
- bibliographic citation
- William Alphonso Murrill. 1914. (AGARICALES); AGARICACEAE (pars). North American flora. vol 10(1). New York Botanical Garden, New York, NY
