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

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  • synonyms: Orange Pinwheel
    Marasmius siccus 2 Mushroom
    Ref No: 8037
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    Marasmius siccus Mushroom
    Ref No: 8038
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    location: North America, Europe
    edibility: Inedible
    fungus colour: White to cream, Orange
    normal size: Less than 5cm
    cap type: Convex to shield shaped
    stem type: Stem much longer than cap diameter
    spore colour: White, cream or yellowish
    habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on plant material/manure

    Marasmius siccus (Schw.) Fr. Orange Pinwheel. Cap 0.5-3cm across, bell-shaped with flattened or depressed center, with deep, wide, radial pleats; rust-orange to rust-brown or pale tawny; minutely velvety. Gills attached or free, distant, broad; pallid to buff; edges even. Stem 20-70 X 1-2mm, equal; deep brown from base upward, yellowish above; smooth, dry, polished. Flesh very thin; pallid, dextrinoid. Odor slight. Taste slight. Spores spindle- to club-shaped, smooth, (13)16-21 x 3-4.5(5)ì. Deposit white. Habitat scattered to gregarious on leaves, wood, twigs, etc., of deciduous trees. Very common. Found in Europe and east of the Great Plains in North America. Season July-October. Edibility not known.

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