Marasmius cohaerens (Pers. ex. Fr.) Cke. & Qu¨¦l. Cap 1-3.5cm, convex-campanulate; dark yellowish brown to cinnamon, darker at disc; smooth, dry, or subhygrophanous at margin; tough, pliable, dry cap texture revives when remoistened. Gills adnexed, distant, broad; yellowish white to brownish at margin. Stem 20-75 x 0.75-3mm, long, slender; white pruinose at apex, yellow-brown below and reddish brown in lower half, with a basal pad of pale yellow or white mycelium; dry, very smooth and polished, pliant to cartilaginous or horny with age. Flesh pallid brown. Odor somewhat pungent, earthy. Taste none to slightly alkaline and with a bitter aftertaste. Spores subfusiform, smooth, (6)7-9.8(11) x 3-5.5¦Ì. Deposit white. Habitat in dense clusters or gregarious on decaying leaves, twigs, etc., in deciduous woods. Found widely distributed in North America. Season July-October. Edibility not known. Comment A drop of alkali (KOH) applied to the reddish areas of the stem turns green. However, this appears to be the first record of this reaction in this species.