fairy ring

fairy ring

A ring or arc of mushrooms, sometimes with altered grass growth, formed as a fungal network expands outwards.

Marasmius oreades fairy ring (nelliksopp / fairy ring)

All languages

English: fairy ring
Norwegian: heksering
Japanese: 菌輪 — きんりん — kinrin
Korean: 균륜 — gyullyun
Spanish: corro de brujas
French: rond de sorcière
German: Hexenring

Illustrations are AI-generated and translations are undergoing language review.

Reference sources

Store norske leksikon — fairy rings form as underground mycelium grows evenly outward, often producing fruitbodies in a ring or arc with visible grass zones
Store norske leksikon — Marasmius oreades is the characteristic edible fairy-ring mushroom called nelliksopp in Norwegian