Collared Parachute - Marasmius rotula
A small white or cream coloured mushromm, wth a darker central spot and a pleated apprearance and scalloped edge. The gills are whitish cream, attached to a collar surrounding the stem. The stipe is stiff, slender and dark brown below, paler above.
Other small Maramius, including some with a collar, and Marasmiellus ramealis, the Twig Parachute, which has a pale, tapered woolly stipe
Photograph from top down, in side-view and underneath to show gills and collar; ensure your photo clearly shows the length of the stipe from gills to base. You must note substrate and habitat.
Deciduous woods, growing on dead twigs and leaves.
Found from summer until winter
Common throughout Britain
Common in Leicestershire and Rutland.
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Species profile
- Common names
- Collared Parachute
- Species group:
- fungus
- Kingdom:
- Fungi
- Order:
- Agaricales
- Family:
- Marasmiaceae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 13
- First record:
- 16/08/2006 (Calow, Graham)
- Last record:
- 28/07/2023 (Bell, Melinda)
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