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Scientific name: Micromphale foetidum (Fries) Singer
Derivation of name: Foetid- means "fetid" or "stinking" and
refers to the foul odor of this mushroom.
Synonyms: Marasmius foetidus
Common name(s): Fetid Marasmius.
Phylum: Basidiomycota
Order: Agaricales
Family: Marasmiaceae
Occurrence on wood substrate: Saprobic; clustered on sticks
and fallen branches of deciduous trees; July through September.
Dimensions: Caps 1-3 cm wide; stipes 2-3 cm long and 1-1.5
mm thick.
Cap: Usually with a reddish-brown, sunken navel-like center
and reddish-brown striations extending to the pleated margin;
color fading to tan with age.
Gills: Attached to a collar; yellowish at first, becoming reddish-
tinged.
Spore print: White.
Stipe: Brownish; velvety; cottony at the base.
Veil: Absent.
Edibility: Inedible.
Comments: Miller describes the odor as that of sour cabbage
and the taste as strongly disagreeable.
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