Marasmius cohaerens

General: Occurring on leaf litter or fallen twigs in beech or evergreen oak woods (rarely conifers), pileus 2-4 cm diam., pale brown, darker at the center, lamellae thick and distant, stipe horny, hollow, cream above and dark reddish-brown below.

Pileipellis: Hymeniderm of clavate cells 20-30 x 4-10 µm, interspersed with thick-walled brown setae/spinules up to 100 x 10 µm, crown-branched.

Pleurocystidia / Hymenial setae: Lamellar faces bearing thick-walled brown spinules/setae, simple, 40-100 x 4-17 µm.

Lamellar trama: Irregular.

Basidia: Clavate, 25-30 x 6-8 µm, with basal clamp connections, 4-spored.

Spores: Ellipsoid to amygdaliform, smooth, hyaline, thin-walled, 7.5-9.5 x 4-5 µm, pointed at lateral apiculus, containing lipid guttules.