Comprehensive Description
provided by North American Flora
Marasmius foetidus (Sow.) Fries, Epicr. Myc. 380. 1838
Merulius foetidus Sow. Engl. Fungi pi. 21. 1796.
Agaricus venosus Pers. Syn. Fung. 467. 1801.
Marasmius acerinus Peck, Bull. N. Y. State Mus. S: 648. 1899.
Pileus submembranous, soft, convex, then explanate, umbilicate, 10-20 mm. broad; surface subpruinose, fulvobadious or fox-brown, fading in dry plants; margin striate-plicate, at first involute, lax or drooping: context having a strong, disagreeable odor; lamellae annulateadnexed, not broad, distant, reddish-yellow: spores 7-8 X 4^: stipe pruinose, minutely floccose at the base, hollow, spadiceous. darker below, 1-2.5 cm. long, 2 mm. thick.
Type locality: England.
Habitat: Fallen twigs, leaves, etc.
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
