The gills are subdistant, reaching the stem, slightly venose-connected, sub-crenulate on the edge, white.
The stem is equal, even or finely striate, hollow, smooth above, velvety-tomentose toward the base, reddish-brown. Peck.
These plants are very small, often no doubt overlooked by the collector. They are gregarious in their mode of growth.
Marasmius longipes. Pk.
Longipes means long stem or foot.
The pileus is thin, convex, smooth, finely striate on the margin, tawny-red.
The gills are not crowded, attached, white.
The stem is tall, straight, hollow, equal, covered with a downy meal, rooting, brown or fawn-color, white at the top.
These plants are quite small and slender, sometimes four to five inches high. They are rather common in our woods after a rain.