The gills are adnexed, somewhat close, white.
The stem is tough, hollow, pallid and smooth above, dilated at the base, tomentose and brown. It is found in woods adhering to oak leaves after heavy rains. It is very near M. porreus but differs from it in its gills being white and caps not being striated. It differs from M. terginus mainly in its habitat and leek-like scent.
Marasmius anomalus. Pk.
Anomalus, not conforming to rule, irregular. The pileus is one to two inches broad, somewhat fleshy, tough, convex, even, reddish-gray.
The stem is two to three inches long, hollow, equal, smooth, pallid above, reddish-brown below.
The gills are rotundate-free, close, narrow, whitish or pallid. Morgan.
This is quite a pretty plant, growing on sticks among leaves in the woods. It is larger than most of the small Marasmii found in similar habitats.
Marasmius semihirtipes. Pk.
Semihirtipes means a slightly hairy foot or stem.
The pileus is thin, tough, nearly plane or depressed, smooth, sometimes striate on the margin, hygrophanous, reddish-brown when moist, alutaceous when dry, the disk sometimes darker.