Marasmius sp. (Horse hair fungus)

Marasmius fruit bodies are small mushrooms,with a stem centrally positioned under the cap, that are found growing amongst twig and leaf litter.They are litter decomposers and inhabit twigs, bark and dead leaves.

 

The caps are about 1-2 cm in diameter, and  a few mm thick. The caps come in a range of colours. The gills are commonly white. The stems are  1 or 2 mm in diameter but may grow to 2 or 3 centimetres tall. Some commonly seen species have black stems, looking very much like thick, black hairs but other coloured stems occur in the genus.

 Neither a universal nor a partial veil is present. 

Spore print: white.

 

The fruit bodies often appear in large numbers.

 

True identification of these is not possible without examining the specimen so here we must leave it at the genus level.

Marasmius sp. is listed in the following regions:

South Coast

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Species information

  • Marasmius sp. Scientific name
  • Horse hair fungus Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Cosmopolitan
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 74.44m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning

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