Marasmius epiphyllus    (Pers. :Fr.) Fr. 

common name(s) : Leaf Parachute 

New classification: Basidiomycota/Agaricomycotina/Agaricomycetes/Agaricomycetidae/Agaricales/Marasmiaceae  
Former classification: Basidiomycota/Homobasidiomycetes/Agaricomycetideae/Tricholomatales/Marasmiaceae/Marasmiaceae  

synonyms: Androsaceus epiphyllus, Marasmius tenuiparietalis 

edibility : inedible

potential confusions with Marasmius epiphyllus toxicity of Marasmius epiphyllus genus Marasmius  

The cap is white to creamy-white.

its texture is fibrous.

The gills are . The spore print is white. This species is saprophytic.

The fruiting period takes place from September to November.
Dimensions: width of cap approximately 0.7 cm (between 0.2 and 1 cm)
  height of stem approximately 2.5 cm (between 1 and 4 cm)
  thickness of stem (at largest section) approximately 0.7 mm (between 0 and 2 mm)


Marasmius epiphyllus is quite rare and localised in the forest of Rambouillet, and is occasional, more generally speaking .
here should be the distribution map of Marasmius epiphyllus in the forest of Rambouillet
Above : distribution map of Marasmius epiphyllus in the forest of Rambouillet



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