Twig Parachute - Marasmiellus ramealis
A very small fungus with cream or pinkish caps and gills. The stipe is pinkish-cream above and dark below, tapered downwards and with woollly scales.
Marasmius species
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broad-leaf twigs, including dead bramble stems.
Early summer to autumn
Fairly common and widespread in Britain.
Fairly common in Leicestershire and Rutland.
David Nicholls
Owston Wood
30 October 2024
David Nicholls
Owston Wood
30 October 2024
Melinda Bell
Shepshed,Piper Wood
25 October 2022
Melinda Bell
Loughborough,The Outwoods
30 October 2023
David Nicholls
Burbage Common
22 October 2005
David Nicholls
Burbage Common
22 October 2005
Melinda Bell
Grace Dieu, woods
29 September 2019
Melinda Bell
Loughborough,The Outwoods
30 October 2023
David Nicholls
Owston Wood
30 October 2024
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Species profile
- Common names
- Twig Parachute
- Species group:
- fungus
- Kingdom:
- Fungi
- Order:
- Agaricales
- Family:
- Omphalotaceae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 13
- First record:
- 22/10/2005 (Nicholls, David)
- Last record:
- 13/12/2025 (Bell, Melinda)
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