Horsehair Parachute - Gymnopus androsaceus
Marasmius androsaceus
A very small mushroom with a convex, pleated cap, reddish-brown to cream. Gills are widely spaced and pinkish. The stem is slender and very dark from top to base.
small Marasmius species with gill collars or paler tops to stipes may be found in similar habitats
Photograph from top down, in side-view and underneath to show gills; ensure your photo clearly shows the length of the stipe from gills to base. You must note substrate and habitat.
On dead wood, usually from deciduous hardwood trees.
June to November in Britain.
Widespread in Britain.
Status in Leicestershire and Rutland not known.
Melinda Bell
Ashby,Castle
31 August 2019
Melinda Bell
Donisthorpe Woodland Park
18 October 2022
0.8 cm cap depressed centrally
Melinda Bell
Donisthorpe Woodland Park
18 October 2022
3cm strong brown stipe
Melinda Bell
Donisthorpe Woodland Park
18 October 2022
no collar and distant gills
Melinda Bell
Ashby,Castle
31 August 2019
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Species profile
- Common names
- Horse-Hair Fungus, Horsehair Parachute
- Species group:
- fungus
- Kingdom:
- Fungi
- Order:
- Agaricales
- Family:
- Omphalotaceae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 2
- First record:
- 21/10/2018 (Cann, Alan)
- Last record:
- 31/08/2019 (Bell, Melinda)
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