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.
• Mass Geesteranus, R.A. (1992). Mycenas of the Northern Hemisphere. II. Conspectus of the Mycenas of the Northern Hemisphere. Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Vetenschappen: Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Marasmius species known to occur in California:

1. Marasmius albogriseus
2. Marasmius androsaceus
3. Marasmius applanatipes
4. Marasmius armeniacus
5. Marasmius calhouniae
6. Marasmius chordalis
7. Marasmius copelandii
8. Marasmius epiphyllus
9. Marasmius graminum
10. Marasmius oreades
11. Marasmius pallidocephalus
12. Marasmius plicatulus
13. Marasmius pulcherripes
14. Marasmius quercophilus
15. Marasmius scorodonius
16. Marasmius thiersii