Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales	Family: Omphalotaceae
Species: Gymnopus androsaceus (L.) Della Magg. & Trassin.

Synonyms:

Agaricus androsaceus Androsaceus androsaceus Marasmius androsaceus Merulius androsaceus Setulipes androsaceus

Common Name:

Horsehair Parachute

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Picea sitchensis (9) Calluna vulgaris (9) Picea abies (6) Juncus squarrosus (4) Pinus sylvestris (2) Prunus laurocerasus (1) Pinus contorta (1) Eriophorum vaginatum (1) Picea (1) Larix (1) Quercus petraea (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland: coniferous, plantation (7) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (2) Woodland: coniferous (2) Woodland: mixed (2) Calcareous grassland: unimproved (1) Dry dwarf shrub heath: acid (1) Grassland: acidic, semi-improved, upland (1) Grassland: calcareous, semi-improved, upland (1) Heathland: wet dwarf shrub heath, upland (1) Mire: basin mire, bog vegetation with Sphagnum (1) Mire: blanket bog (1) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (1) Parkland and scattered trees: coniferous (1) Woodland: broadleaved (1) Woodland: mixed, plantation, high forest (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Twig (16) Soil Needle (8) Cone (5) Litter (3) Soil (2) Branch (1) Dead Wood (1) Leaf (1) Soil Leaves (1) Soil Mossy (1) Stump (1) Wood (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: January (2) May (1) June (2) July (4) August (5) September (7) October (22) November (4) December (1)