Monster_Mycelium Posted July 6, 2015 Report Share Posted July 6, 2015 So after some much needed rain I went outside to find these little guys sprouting out just about everywhere in my back yard. I thought at first they were just some random poisonous mushroom but upon a bit more research I'm beginning to think they are Marasimus oreades. This is what I've been able to gather thus far: Gills on hymenium Cap is umbonate Hymenium is free Stipe is bare Spore print is white Habitat is lawn Ecology is unknown, lawn has been fertilized, but no other visible dead material. Most likely saprotrophic Stem is fibrous, can peel away like string cheese. Cap color is pale tan/creamy, ever so slightly darker on the umbo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted July 7, 2015 Report Share Posted July 7, 2015 Looks like Marasmius oreades to me. Spore print should be white. If collecting for the table, then watch out for Clitocybe dealbata, which is also a white spored mushroom. But C. dealbata --also called Sweating Mushroom-- has gills that either attach to the stalk broadly, or more often run down the stalk. There are also some brown-spored mushrooms like Agrocybe pediades and Panaeolina foenisecii that tend to grow along with M. oreades. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monster_Mycelium Posted July 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2015 Spore print is most certainly white. I checked out the look alike you mentioned but I'm almost positive that this is Marasimus. It's funny you mention the P. foe, I just spore printed a few of those the other day. Not to digress too much but I've heard they contain a few antidepressant chemicals (such as seratonin and 5-DHP) yet they are listed as "inedible." Does this mean they are poisonous or is it one of those things where it's just a matter of stomach upset? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted July 8, 2015 Report Share Posted July 8, 2015 I really don't know much about the edibility of P. foenisecii. Some reports suggest the presence of trace amounts of psychoactive substances. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cedric Posted July 8, 2015 Report Share Posted July 8, 2015 I have picked pounds and pounds of those and it certainly looks like one. The smell is really caracteristic. If you put a dozen in a container and leave them in the fridge, when you open the fridge you will know. Another caracteristic is that the stem can be twisted a couple of times without breaking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cedric Posted July 8, 2015 Report Share Posted July 8, 2015 oh, and I forgot, they typically grow in fairy rings, or in lines (when the ring has got so big and lost its curve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monster_Mycelium Posted July 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2015 I have picked pounds and pounds of those and it certainly looks like one. The smell is really caracteristic. If you put a dozen in a container and leave them in the fridge, when you open the fridge you will know. Another caracteristic is that the stem can be twisted a couple of times without breaking. The stems were difficult to twist off and it certainly was fibrous as stated on its Wiki article. We just got a fresh rain this evening so I'll be sure to grab some more and do that test. I also got a few recipes just in case ;3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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