The white marasmius is tiny in size, rarely reaching more than 3 cm across, and is incredibly soft and cottony in texture. The cap is as white as a puffy cloud in the sky and perches atop a dark grey stem. These light and airy little mushrooms are inedible.
Cap Diameter:
5 - 20 mm
Odor:
Faint, indistinct mushroom smell.
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Attributes
Similar Species
Tips for Finding
Clean and Preserve
Common Questions
General Info About White marasmius
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Attributes of White marasmius
Cap Diameter
5 - 20 mm
Height
8 - 22 mm
Cap
Cap 6 - 18 mm across; convex; white, pinkish, yellowish; surface bald, slightly radially wrinkled
Cap Shape
Convex, Depressed, Flat
Cap Surfaces
Smooth
Gills
Decurrent; very distant; white, pinkish
Gill Attachment
Attached
Stem
Stem 4 - 7 mm long, 0.5 - 1 mm thick; white, brownish gray, blackish
Stem Shapes
Cylindrical
Stem Surfaces
Fibrillose
Flesh
Thin; whitish; unchanging when sliced
Ring
Ringless
Spore Print Color
White
Odor
Faint, indistinct mushroom smell.
Body Color
Brown
Black
Yellow
Gray
White
Pink
Flesh Bruises
The flesh or milk does not discolor when bruised or cut.
The Marasmiellus candidus grows in forests and riparian woodlands. It grows on decaying wood, on fallen logs and branches, twigs, sticks, canes, and other forest litter. It occasionally appears on ferns.
