BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)
Marasmius oreades (Bolton) Fr., 1836 (Fairy Ring Champignon)
| Notes (MWS) | The Fairy Ring Champignon is the main cause of 'Fairy Rings' - circles of longer and darker green grass - in grassland, including meadows, lawns and road verges throughout the British Isles. The toadstools appear after rain during the summer and autumn and being somewhat leathery are quite long-lived. It is comparatively tolerant of pollution and fertilizer. Although frequently eaten, great care should be taken to avoid confusion with the deadly poisonous white Clitocybes with which it often grows. |
| British records | 2597 |
Records (and photo sets)
| Taxon | Summary | Date | Vice-county | Country |  |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marasmius oreades | Fruitbody | 27 May 1979 | Surrey | England | 2 |
| Marasmius oreades | Fruitbody | 22 June 1971 | East Norfolk | England | 3 |
Suggested Literature
General Works
| Fox, R.T.V., 2006 | Fungal Foes in your garden: Fairy Ring Mushrooms |
| Rutter, G., 2002 (Colour photograph of Fairy Ring) | Fairy Rings |
Marasmius oreades may also be covered by literature listed under:
Feeding and other inter-species relationships
Marasmius oreades is associated with:
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fruitbody | Poaceae - grasses - formerly Graminae | fruitbody is associated with | Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 |
Associated with Marasmius oreades:
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mycelium | mycelium is food source of subterranean larva | Pseudovadonia livida - Fairy-ring Longhorn Beetle (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) | Duff, A. (Illust: Lewington, R.), 2007 [2 years] |
Marasmius oreades may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level
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MYCETEAE (fungi, moulds and lichens) |
BASIDIOMYCETES (spore droppers) |
AGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools) |
References
| Duff, A. (Illust: Lewington, R.), 2007 | Identification - Longhorn Beetles: Part 1 |
| Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 | Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota |
