Fairy Ring Mushroom
Marasmius oreades
Family: Marasmiaceae
Also called: Fairy Ring Mushroom, Scotch Bonnet, Fairy Ring Champignon
Overview
Tan-buff small mushroom of lawns, forming fairy rings. Good edible — confirm tough pliable stipe (vs. brittle toxic Clitocybe dealbata in same habitat).
Edibility
Edible
Rarity
common
Trophic mode
saprotrophic
Typical peak
Sep–Oct
Season
Sep–Nov — typical fruiting months: Aug, Sep, Oct.
Host trees & substrate
- Decaying pasture wood and forest litter
Where it grows
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