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Marasmiellus ramealis.   Click a photo to enlarge it.   back to list

synonyms: Ast-Schwindling
Marasmiellus ramealis Mushroom
Ref No: 8021
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location: Europe
edibility: Inedible
fungus colour: White to cream
normal size: Less than 5cm
cap type: Convex to shield shaped
stem type: Lateral, rudimentary or absent
flesh: Flesh fibrous usually pliable (like grass)
spore colour: White, cream or yellowish
habitat: Grows on wood, Grows on plant material/manure

Marasmiellus ramealis (Bull. ex Fr.) Sing. syn. Marasmius ramealis (Bull. ex Fr.) Fr. Ast-Schwindling. Cap 3–10(15)mm across, convex then flattened or centrally depressed, whitish pink often darker in the centre, membranous and often wrinkled. Stem 3–20 x 1mm, scurfy, concolorous with cap, darkening towards the curved base. Flesh thin, concolorous. Gills distant, white or pinkish. Spore print white. Spores elongate, elliptical, 8.5–10.5 x 3–4um. Habitat on old stems. Season early summer to autumn. Frequent. Not edible. Found In Europe.

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