TLATE yill 



FAIRY RING CHAMPIGNON 



Marasmius oreades 



Pileus: Convex at first, becoming flat, with a mound at cen- 

 tre, at juncture of stem ; texture, tougii and pliable when 

 moist, brittle in drying, alternating between these two 

 conditions with rain and sun ; color, reddish buff at first, 

 becoming cream colored when old, when it is usually 

 quite wrinkled. 



Gills: Broad, and quite separated; about ten or twelve to the 

 inch at rim in large specimens; unequal in length; deep 

 cream color; clearing the stem as they curve upward 

 towards cap. 



Stem: Solid; equal diameter; tough and fibrous; naked and 

 smooth at base. 



Spores: White. 



Taste: Sweet, "nutty," and appetizing. 



Odor: Aromatic and pleasant. 



Habitat: Pastures and lawns, generally growing in rings or 

 curved lines. 



Diameter of pileus, full expansion, one to two inches. 



