Crepidotus alabamensis Murrill 1917

Crepidotus alabamensis Murrill, sp. nov
Pileus reniform, convex, not expanding, narrowly attached, gregarious, 1-1.5 cm. broad; surface smooth, glabrous, strigose behind, whitish, much wrinkled on drying, margin entire, concolorous, not striate; context white, rather tough, not readily decaying; lamellae thin, narrow, crowded, pale-isabelline, becoming darker at maturity, entire and concolorous on the edges; spores ellipsoid, pale-yellow under the microscope, smooth, 7-8 X 4 p.
Type collected on persimmon bark at Palmetto Swamp, near Auburn, Alabama, September 1. 1899, F. 5. Earle (herb. N. Y. Bot. Gard.).
Distribution : Known only from the type locality .