Maryland Biodiversity Project - Fairy Ring Mushroom (Marasmius oreades)

Fairy Ring Mushroom Marasmius oreades (Bolton) Fries

Kingdom Fungi > Phylum Basidiomycota > Class Agaricomycetes > Order Agaricales > Family Marasmiaceae > Genus Marasmius Fairy Ring Mushroom - Marasmius oreades - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/16178

Status:

Found scattered or in fairy rings (or partial rings) in grass.

Description:

Cap: Tan to light brown; bell-shaped, smooth; broad prominent umbo; flesh thick, white. Gills: Pale tan; thick. Stalk: tough; flexible. (J. Solem, pers. comm.)

Records:

There are 31 records in the project database.

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Fairy Ring Mushroom in Howard Co., Maryland (8/30/2009). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 323621 - Psn: 20)

Fairy Ring Mushroom in Howard Co., Maryland (8/30/2009). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

A Fairy Ring Mushroom (overall fruiting body) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/30/2009). (Photo ID: 21320 - Psn: 40)

A Fairy Ring Mushroom (overall fruiting body) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/30/2009). Photo by Richard Orr. (MBP list)

Fairy Ring Mushroom (cap and gills) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/30/2009). (Photo ID: 21321 - Psn: 50)

Fairy Ring Mushroom (cap and gills) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/30/2009). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

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