Appearance
Dimensions: Caps 1-3 cm wide; stipes 2-3 cm long and 1-1.5mm thick.Cap: Usually with a reddish-brown, sunken navel-like center and reddish-brown striations extending to the pleated margin;color fading to tan with age.
Gills: Attached to a collar; yellowish at first, becoming reddish-tinged.
Spore print: White.
Stipe: Brownish; velvety; cottony at the base.
Veil: Absent.
Naming
Synonyms: Micromphale foetidum (Sowerby) Singer;Marasmius foetidus (Sowerby) Fr.Derivation of name: Foetid- means "fetid" or "stinking" and refers to the foul odor of this mushroom.
Habitat
Occurrence on wood substrate: Saprobic; clustered on sticks and fallen branches of deciduous trees; July through September.References:
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