Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales	Family: Marasmiaceae
Species: Marasmius rotula (Scop.) Fr.

Synonyms:

Agaricus rotula Androsaceus rotula Merulius collariatus Micromphale collariatum Parasiwt Torchog

Common Name:

Collared Parachute

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Fagus sylvatica (74) Corylus avellana (12) Betula (3) Betula pubescens (2) Quercus petraea (2) Larix (2) Picea (1) Quercus (1) Sambucus nigra (1) Salix (1) Ilex aquifolium (1) Fraxinus excelsior (1) Acer pseudoplatanus (1) Pinus sylvestris (1) Pinus nigra (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland and scrub (24) Woodland (18) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (16) Woodland: mixed (8) Parkland and scattered trees (5) Woodland: broadleaved (5) Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (4) Acid grassland (3) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (3) Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (3) Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (3) Woodland: mixed, plantation (3) Built up area, domestic (2) Parkland and scattered trees: broadleaved (2) Scrub (2) Bog: raised (1) Boundaries: defunct hedge (1) Boundaries: defunct hedge, species-poor (1) Boundaries: intact hedge (1) Grassland and marsh (1) Grassland: calcareous, semi-improved, upland (1) Swamp (1) Woodland: coniferous, plantation (1) Woodland: mixed, plantation, high forest (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Twig (79) Dead Wood (10) Soil Leaves (9) Leaf Litter (8) Soil (8) Soil Grassy (4) Fallen Twig (3) Wood (3) Branch (2) Buried Wood (2) Litter (2) Cupule (1) Dead Twig (1) Rotting Wood (1) Soil Needle (1) Tree (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: January (6) March (5) May (3) June (8) July (31) August (61) September (60) October (37) November (5)