Comprehensive Description
provided by North American Flora
Marasmius cervinicolor Murrill, sp. nov
Pileus thin, depressed, cespitose, 1-2 cm. broad; surface glabrous, striate, fawn-colored, margin entire, concolorous: lamellae very narrow, crowded, subfree, pallid to sub concolorous : spores ellipsoid to slightly ovoid, smooth, hyaUne, 7-8X4-5 fx stipe slender, equal, concolorous or somewhat darker, finely and densely velvety-pruinose, slightly expanded at the base, 3-5 cm. long, 1-2 mm. thick.
Type collected on fallen decayed leaves at Castleton Gardens, Jamaica, October 28, 1902, F. S. Earle 223 (herb. N. Y. Bot. Gard.).
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
