Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales	Family: Marasmiaceae
Species: Marasmius epiphyllus (Pers.) Fr.

Synonyms:

Agaricus epiphyllus Androsaceus epiphyllus Marasmius tenuiparietalis Micromphale epiphyllum Parasiwt (y) Dail

Common Name:

Leaf Parachute

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Photographer: © Debbie Nelson

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Fagus sylvatica (4) Rubus fruticosus agg. (2) Salix cinerea (2) Fraxinus excelsior (2) Corylus avellana (2) Ilex aquifolium (2) Rosa (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (12) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (3) Parkland and scattered trees (3) Woodland: broadleaved (3) Built up area, domestic (2) Woodland (2) Woodland: mixed (2) Acid grassland: semi-improved (1) Boundaries: defunct hedge (1) Boundaries: intact hedge (1) Scrub (1) Swamp (1) Woodland: coniferous, plantation (1) Woodland: mixed, plantation (1) Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Twig (5) Leaf (4) Fallen Leaf (3) Leaf Litter (3) Wood (2) Dead Attached Leaf (1) Dead Wood (1) Litter (1) Stem (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: June (1) July (1) August (6) September (2) October (11) November (2)