Marasmius quercophilus

Description:

Very tiny mushroonm that appears on Holm oak (Quercus ilex) leaves. The cap is 2-5 mm broad, convex, broadly so to plane in age, occasionally with the disc depressed. The margin is decurved, sometimes becoming plane, often sulcate. The surface is minutely pruinose, striate wrinkled to two-thirds the distance from the margin to the disc; color light-brown at the disc, pallid to cream-buff at the margin. Gills adnexed, subdistant, moderately broad, whitish, lamellulae 1-2 seried.The stipe is 1-2.5 cm long, less than 1 mm thick, round, hair-like.

Habitat:

On Quercus illex leaves.

Notes:

Edibility unknown!! Camera Model: NIKON D300. Exposure Time: 1/60 sec.; f/32; ISO Speed Rating: 200. Focal Length: 90.0 mm.