Collared Parachute - Marasmius rotula

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Description

A small fungus, the cap less than 5 cm across, convex, centrally flattened and ribbed like a parachute with the margin scalloped, whitish, sometimes dark brown in the depressed centre. Gills whitish cream, attached to a collar free of the stem.

Identification difficulty
Habitat

Deciduous woods, growing on dead twigs and leaves.

When to see it

Found from summer until winter

UK Status

Common throughout Britain

VC55 Status

Common in Leicestershire and Rutland.

  • Lostash
    Leicester Botanical Gardens
    01 August 2012
  • Lostash
    Leicester Botanical Gardens
    01 August 2012
  • Lostash
    Leicester Botanical Gardens
    17 October 2015
  • AJ Cann
    Ulverscroft
    02 October 2016
  • AJ Cann
    Ulverscroft
    02 October 2016

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Species profile

Common names
Collared Parachute
Species group:
Fungi
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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  • Lostash
    Leicester Botanical Gardens
    01 August 2012
  • Graham Calow
    Sapcote
    16 August 2006