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 Marasmius caperatus
Article: Stevenson, G. (1964). The Agaricales of New Zealand: V. Kew Bulletin 19(1): 1-59.
Notes: The type of this species in the Kew Herbarium is material from the Himalaya. It is not Marasmius but appears to belong to the Laschia complex. No New Zealand material remains.
Article: Massee, G.E. (1899) [1898]. The fungus flora of New Zealand. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 31: 282–349 Wellington:.
Description: Entirely snow-white; pileus membranaceous, wrinkled and corrugated, smooth, 2-3 cm.
across; gills distant, adnate, rather broad, connected by prominent ribs ; spores elliptical, 5 x 3
µ ; stem up to 1 cm. long, slender, furfuraceous.
Habitat: On dead wood.
Distribution: Wairarapa, Northern Island, New Zealand. Himalayas.
Notes: Distinguished by the membranaceous substance, pure-white colour, and the prominent ribs on
the inside of the pileus connecting the gills. Tough. Type specimen examined.
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