Marasmius bulliardii Quél., Bull. Soc. bot. Fr. 24: 323 (1878) [1877] Habitat: On fallen and decayed leaves of deciduous trees, usually Fagus and Fraxinus in old woodland. Rarely reported on Alnus, Betula, Corylus and Quercus spp. Often fruiting late in the autumn.
Notes: Occasional but apparently widespread. Possibly under-recorded since basidiomes are small and cryptically coloured. Reports of this species on conifer litter may represent M. wettsteinii, a similar species as yet unknown in Britain.
Distribution: E: o, S: !, W: !, NI: !, ROI: ?
Vouchers: England: K(M) 40683; Scotland: K(M) 87270; Wales: K(M) 87255
Descriptions, Lists & Icons: D+I:, in Breitenbach, J., Kränzlin, F., Fungi of Switzerland Boletes and agarics (1st part) 3: 361 pp. (1991), p. 234, pl. 278 D:, in Hansen, I. & Knudsen, H., Nordic Macromycetes Polyporales, Boletales, Agaricales, Russulales. 2: 474 pp. (1992), p. 144 D:, in anon., Flora Agaricina Neerlandica 3: Critical Monographs of Families of Agarics and Boleti occuring in the Netherlands Tricholomataceae (2), (Ed.: C.Bas, Th.W. Kuyper, M.E. Noordeloos & E.C. Vellinga) 3: 183 pp. (1995), p. 139-140 D: A Monograph of Marasmius, Collybia and related genera in Europe : Part 1, in Antonin, V. & Noordeloos, M.E., Libri Botanici Marasmius, Setulipes and Marasmiellus 8: 229 pp. (1993), p. 33-35
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