Marasmius ramealis

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Marasmius ramealis

24 October 2008 West Sussex. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.

Cap

Convex, then flattened, finely wrinkled, pale pink, to about 1.5 cm across

Gills

Narrow, distant, +/- adnate, whitish to pale pink

Stem

Thin, equal, scaly, pale pink

Flesh

Pale pink, thin

Smell

Indistinct

Taste

Indistinct

Season

Summer to autumn

Distribution

Common

Habitat

On dead twigs and branches from deciduous trees, and on debris from conifers

Microscopic Features

Spores ellipsoidal, smooth (8.5-10) x (3-4.5) µm2

Edibility

Inedible