Characteristic features of marasmius prasiosmus (pictures and text)
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Guidance for identification (German text)
Comprehensive Description
provided by North American Flora
Marasmius prasiosmus Fries, Epicr. Myc. 376. 1838
Agaricus prasiosmus Fries, Obs. Myc. 2: 153. 1818.
Pileus submembranous, soft, campanulate, convex, expanded, obtuse, gregarious, 2-4 cm. broad; surface rugulose-sulcate, glabrous, whitish or yellowish, the disk darker: context having a strong odor of onions;' lamellae attached, subcrowded, narrow, white: spores white, 12-15 X3-4/x: stipe fistulose, pallid, glabrous above, subtomentose and thickened downward, pallid, then rufous or fuscous, 5-8 cm. long, 2 mm. thick.
Type locality: Sweden.
Habitat: Upon old leaves in woods.
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
