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

Marasmius delectans Mushroom
Ref No: 8027
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location: North America
edibility: Inedible
fungus colour: White to cream
normal size: Less than 5cm
cap type: Convex to shield shaped
stem type: Bulbous base of stem, Stem much longer than cap diameter
flesh: Flesh fibrous usually pliable (like grass)
spore colour: White, cream or yellowish
habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on wood, Grows on plant material/manure

Marasmius delectans Morgan Cap 1-4cm across, convex to depressed at center; pale ochre then soon white; surface slightly sulcate in age. Gills adnate, distant, broad; white. Stem 20-80 x 1-3mm; dark brown, upper portion white; glabrous, with slightly swollen, hairy base. Odor not distinctive. Taste not distinctive. Spores ellipsoid, 6-8 x 3-5µ. Deposit white. Habitat on fallen leaves of hardwood trees. Found in eastern and central North America. Season July-August. Edibility not known.
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