Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales Family: Marasmiaceae
Species: Marasmius rotula (Scop.) Fr.
Synonyms: Agaricus rotula
Androsaceus rotula
Merulius collariatus
Micromphale collariatum
Common Name: Collared Parachute


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Marasmius rotulaPhotographer: © David Mitchel
Photographer: © David Mitchel

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Fagus sylvatica (74)
Corylus avellana (12)
Betula (3)
Quercus petraea (2)
Betula pubescens (2)
Larix (2)
Sambucus nigra (1)
Quercus (1)
Pinus sylvestris (1)
Pinus nigra (1)
Picea (1)
Ilex aquifolium (1)
Fraxinus excelsior (1)
Acer pseudoplatanus (1)
Salix (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland and scrub (24)
Woodland (18)
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (14)
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 (78)
Dead Wood (10)
Leaf Litter (8)
Soil (8)
Soil Leaves (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 (7)
July (30)
August (56)
September (58)
October (35)
November (5)