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Marasmius scorodonius.   Click a photo to enlarge it.   back to list

Marasmius scorodonius Mushroom
Ref No: 8036
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location: North America, Europe
edibility: Edible
fungus colour: Grey to beige
normal size: Less than 5cm
cap type: Convex to shield shaped
flesh: Mushroom has distinct or odd smell (non mushroomy), Flesh granular or brittle
spore colour: White, cream or yellowish
habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on wood, Grows on plant material/manure

Marasmius scorodonius (Fr.) Fr. Cap 1-3cm across; broadly convex expanding to nearly flat, with an inturned margin that becomes wavy; reddish or yellowish brown becoming faded; dry, smooth, radially wrinkled. Gills adnate or nearly free, crowded, narrow, often forked; yellowish pink to pallid. Stem 15-60 x 1-3mm, round to compressed; yellowish white toward the top, dark brown below; dry, smooth, shining, brittle. Odor of onions or garlic. Taste of onions or garlic. Spores ellipsoid, smooth, 7-10 x 3-5µ. Deposit white. Habitat scattered or in groups on debris, bark, twigs, grass, needle duff. Frequent. Found in northern North America and California. Season July October (over-winters in California). Edible

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Lorand Bartho (Hungary) - 11 February 2009

Hungarian name, Barnatönkü fokhagymagomba
Lorand Bartho (Hungary) - 24 November 2008

Marasmius scorodonius
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