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velvet parachute

Marasmius elegans

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Australia.January 38, February 41, March 131, April 328, May 269, June 84, July 14, August 3, September 9, October 24, November 31, December 21.
Australia993
Victoria825
New South Wales103
New Zealand81
Canterbury Region35
Tasmania31
Queensland23
Malaysia20
Otago Region15
United States13

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Ecological

  • DecomposerBreaks down dead organic matter, recycling nutrientsFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomFungi Including Lichens · Fungi
PhylumBasidiomycete Fungi · Basidiomycota
ClassMushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies · Agaricomycetes
OrderCommon Gilled Mushrooms and Allies · Agaricales
FamilyPinwheel Family · Marasmiaceae
GenusPinwheels and Parachute Mushrooms · Marasmius

Sources

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