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 Marasmius insititius
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: Pileus membranaceous, pliant, convex, then plane, often slightly umbilicate, not polished, at
length coarsely grooved or plicate, pale yellowish-brown, becoming whitish, 1-1.5 cm.
across; gills broadly adnate, becoming narrower in front, distant, simple, unequal, pallid, then
white; spores 4 x 2.5 µ; stem 2-3 cm. long, thin, equal, horny, minutely floccose or scurfy,
fistulose, slightly attenuated at the base and abruptly piercing the matrix, coloured like the
pileus, or sometimes whitish.
Habitat: On dead fallen leaves and twigs.
Distribution: Dannevirke, New Zealand. Europe, United States.
Notes: Distinguished from allies by the coarsely grooved pileus and scurfy stem.
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