Marasmius oreades


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Noun1.Marasmius oreades - mushroom that grows in a fairy ringMarasmius oreades - mushroom that grows in a fairy ring
agaric - a saprophytic fungus of the order Agaricales having an umbrellalike cap with gills on the underside
genus Marasmius, Marasmius - chiefly small mushrooms with white spores
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These very common, easy-to-recognize edible mushrooms include field mushrooms (Agaricus sps.), inky caps (Coprinus sps.), fairy rings (Marasmius oreades), chantrelles, Boletus edulis, chicken-of-the-woods, and a few others.
The water-soluble lyophilized oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus) concentrate (OMC) exhibited anti-inflammatory properties through the inhibition transcription factors NF-[kappa]B and AP-1 [63] while water soluble (1->3)-, (1-4)-[beta]-D-glucans from Collybia dryophila, Lentinus edodes, and Marasmius oreades demonstrated similar activity through the inhibition of nitric oxide (NO) production in activated macrophages [64].
2.7 mg [kg.sup.-1], in Lactarius torminosus 1.9 mg [kg.sup.-1], in Lepista luscina 2.5 mg [kg.sup.-1], and in Marasmius oreades up to 1.6 mg [kg.sup.-1] [18, 19].
Permits were issued for the mushrooms boletus (Boletus edulis), chanterelle (Cantharellus cibarius), black trumpet (Cantharellus cornucopioides), milk cup (Lactarius delicious), scotch bonnet (Marasmius oreades) and black summer truffle (Tuber aestivum), and for the berries and herbs blueberry (Vaccinium myrtillus), elder (Sambucus nigra), dog rose (Rosa canina), forest strawberry (Fragaria vesca), blackberry (Rubus fruticosus), raspberry (Rubus idaeus), wild garlic (Allium ursinum) and European cornel (Conus mas).
10 In my article on October 2 I wrote about Marasmius oreades. Which part of the garden is this most likely to attack?