Plant cespitose. Pileus 1–2 in. broad. Stem 2–3 in. long, about 1 line thick.
Decaying wood and ground among fallen leaves in woods. Adirondack mountains. August and September. Peck, 49th Rep. N.Y. State Bot.
This very pretty plant resembles forms of C. dryophila. The coloring of the stems is often extremely delicate, like paintings upon rice paper.
West Virginia mountains; Eagle’s Mere, Pa. August to frost. McIlvaine.
The entire plant is tender, delicate and of fine flavor. In these qualities it is not distinguishable when cooked from the smaller forms of C. dryophila.
MYCE´NA Fr.
Gr.—a fungus.
