Rogers Mushrooms - Marasmius epiphyllus Mushroom


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

synonyms: Adern-Schwindling, Leaf Parachute

Ref No: 8028
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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: 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 epiphyllus (Pers. ex Fr.) Fr. syn. Androsaceus epiphyllus (Pers. ex Fr.) Pat. Adern-Schwindling Leaf Parachute. Cap 3–10mm across, flattened, sometimes depressed, white to creamy-white, membranous and radially wrinkled. Stem 15–30 x 1mm, hair-like, whitish near apex, reddish-brown below. Gills white, few, broadly spaced, branched and vein-like. Spore print white. Spores elongate elliptical, 10–11 x 3–4um. Cuticular cells smooth and subglobose. Habitat on fallen twigs and leaf petioles. Season autumn. Rare. Distribution, Found In Europe. Not edible.


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