Family: Agaricaceae

Scientific name: Marasmius oreades

Common Name: Fairy Ring Mushroom

Distribution: Common on lawns, pastures and nature strips

General Information: Cap unevenly convex, up to 45mm across, translucent-striate with smooth matt surface. Spore print is white.

Specimen: Found 4.3.06 Paten Track, Mt Coot-tha, Brisbane.

Source: Fuhrer, B 2005, A field guide to Australian Fungi, Bloomings Books, Melbourne.

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