Marasmius Fries
Gen. Hymen.: 9. 1836

Principle characteristics of the genus Marasmius:

• Fruiting bodies usually tough and marcescent (i.e. resuming original size and shape and spore production upon moistening after being dried)
• Pileipellis hymeniform or composed of broom cells or diverticulate-nodulose elements

Keys and descriptions of the genus Marasmius:

• Illinois Mycological Association: Marasmius
• Desjardin, D.E. (1987). The Agaricales (Gilled Fungi) of California. 7. Tricholomataceae I. Marasmioid Fungi. Mad River Press: Eureka, CA.
• Desjardin, D.E. (1985). The Marasmioid Fungi of California. Masters Thesis. San Francisco State University: San Francisco, CA. 287 p.
  

Marasmius species known to occur in California:

1. Marasmius albogriseus (Peck) Singer
2. Marasmius androsaceus (L.) Fr.
3. Marasmius applanatipes Desjardin
4. Marasmius armeniacus Gilliam
5. Marasmius calhouniae Singer
6. Marasmius chordalis Fr.
7. Marasmius copelandii Peck
8. Marasmius curreyi Berk. & Broome
9. Marasmius epiphyllus (Pers.) Fr.
10. Marasmius oreades (Bolton) Fr.
11. Marasmius pallidocephalus Gilliam
12. Marasmius plicatulus Peck
13. Marasmius pulcherripes Peck
14. Marasmius quercophilus Pouzar
15. Marasmius scorodonius (Fr.) Fr.
16. Marasmius thiersii Desjardin

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