Species
Marasmius calhouniae (Calhoun's pinwheel)
Marasmius calhouniae. Photo: (c) Christian Schwarz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Marasmius is a genus of mushroom-forming fungi in the family Marasmiaceae. It contains about 500 species of agarics, of which a few, such as Marasmius oreades, are edible. However, most members of this genus are small, unimpressive brown mushrooms. Their humble appearance contributes to their not being readily distinguishable to non-specialists, and they are therefore seldom collected by mushroom hunters. Several of the species are known to grow in the characteristic fairy ring pattern.
- Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Fungi (Fungi including lichens)
- Phylum: Basidiomycota (Basidiomycete fungi)
- Subphylum: Agaricomycotina (Higher basidiomycetes)
- Class: Agaricomycetes
- Subclass: Agaricomycetidae
- Order: Agaricales (Common gilled mushrooms and allies)
- Suborder: Marasmiineae
- Family: Marasmiaceae (Pinwheel family)
- Genus: Marasmius (Pinwheels and parachute mushrooms)
- Species: Marasmius calhouniae (Calhoun's pinwheel)
- Genus: Marasmius (Pinwheels and parachute mushrooms)
- Family: Marasmiaceae (Pinwheel family)
- Suborder: Marasmiineae
- Order: Agaricales (Common gilled mushrooms and allies)
- Subclass: Agaricomycetidae
- Class: Agaricomycetes
- Subphylum: Agaricomycotina (Higher basidiomycetes)
- Phylum: Basidiomycota (Basidiomycete fungi)
- Kingdom: Fungi (Fungi including lichens)







































