Fungi: Basidiomycota: Agaricomycetes: Agaricales: Marasmiaceae: Marasmius siccus (Schwein.) Fr.

Marasmius siccus – Orange Pinwheel Marasmius

Synonyms: Agaricus siccus, Marasmius clementsianus.

Common name: Orange Pinwheel Marasmius.

Extract from Wikipedia article: Marasmius siccus, or orange pinwheel, is a small orange mushroom in the Marasmius genus, with a "beach umbrella"-shaped cap. The tough shiny bare stem is pale at the top but reddish brown below, and the gills are whitish. The stem is 3–7 centimetres (1.2–2.8 in) tall and the cap is 0.5–2.5 centimetres (0.20–0.98 in) wide.

Swedish: Veckbrosking.

Photos of this mushroom from East and Central Texas

Mushrooms Marasmius siccus on catkins on a mossy tree on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 11, 2020
LSHT Little Lake Creek Loop, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA

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