Marasmius tremulae
no common name
Marasmiaceae
Species account author: Ian Gibson.
Extracted from Matchmaker: Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest.
Introduction to the Macrofungi
no common name
Marasmiaceae
Species account author: Ian Gibson.
Extracted from Matchmaker: Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest.
Introduction to the Macrofungi
Photograph
Species Information
Summary:
Features include very small size, white color, distant gills, a finely bristly stem, and growth on Populus.
Cap:
0.2-0.4cm across, hemispheric then convex; white; very finely downy, (Moser)
Gills:
distant (3-8 gills), rarely dividing, (Moser)
Stem:
about 1cm long and 0.03cm wide, finely bristly, (Moser)
Microscopic spores:
spores 11-14 x 2.8-4 microns, cystidia with crystal heads; 2-spored basidia, hyphae without clamp connections, (Hansen), [spores presumably smooth]
Spore deposit:
[presumably whitish]
Notes:
Marasmius tremulae has been found at least in BC, AK, eastern Russia to central Europe, and Iceland, (Redhead). It has also been found in Finland (Hansen).
EDIBILITY
Habitat and Range
SIMILAR SPECIES
Marasmius epiphyllus grows on a variety of habitats including Populus tremuloides, but M. tremulae has smaller size, fewer recognizable gills, and 2-spored basidia, (Redhead).Habitat
on leaves of Populus trichocarpa (Black Cottonwood); in Europe this species apparently restricted to fallen leaves of Populus tremula, (Redhead)