page_title: Marasmius fulvoferrugineus
section_title: Description
hierarchical_section_title: Marasmius fulvoferrugineus / Description
caption_attribution_description: English: The gills of the mushroom Marasmius fulvoferrugineus Gilliam.
context_page_description: Marasmius fulvoferrugineus is a species of agaric fungus in the family Marasmiaceae. Described as new to science in 1976, it is found in the southeastern United States. The mushroom is frequently confused with Marasmius siccus, and microscopy is needed to reliably distinguish between them.
context_section_description: The cap is initially cushion shaped or bell shaped before becoming convex, and it has a small umbo; it reaches a diameter of 2–4.5 cm (0.8–1.8 in). The cap surface is dry, somewhat velvety in texture, and has radial furrows extending to the edge of the cap as well as a pleated margin. The color ranges from tawny brown to rusty brown. The thin yellowish-white gills are up to 6 mm (0.24 in) broad, free from attachment to the stipe, and distantly spaced—there are typically 23–28 gills present. The stipe measures 5.4–8 cm (2.1–3.1 in) long by 1–1.25 mm thick, and is straight or curved, shiny, and hollow. It is dark brown except for a pink region near the top, and it has a tuft of cotton-like white mycelium at the base. The odor and taste of the mushroom are weakly farinaceous (similar to freshly-ground flour). The edibility of the fruit bodies has not been determined.
  Marasmius fulvoferrugineus has a white spore print. The spores are shaped like lances (oblanceolate) or curved clubs, and are smooth, hyaline (translucent), and have dimensions of 15.2–18 by 3–4.5 µm. The basidia (spore-bearing cells) are club-shaped, four-spored, and measure 35–38 by 8–12 µm.
caption: The gills are yellowish-white and distantly spaced.
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