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collared parachute

Marasmius rotula

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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 Alaska.January 556, February 411, March 643, April 1,012, May 1,459, June 1,591, July 1,703, August 1,464, September 1,075, October 802, November 438, December 343.
United States14,237
Alaska11,498
Canada940
Ontario670
Michigan559
New York364
Pennsylvania285
Germany245
West Virginia199
Ohio178

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

Traits

Ecological

  • DecomposerBreaks down dead organic matter, recycling nutrientsFrom its classification

Physical

  • TinyExceptionally small for its typeAdded by a member

Group and habits

  • Human edibleListed as edible by a harvested source. This is a research trait, not foraging advice.FungiTastic metadata

Edibility, toxicity and medicinal traits are records from datasets, not advice. Never eat, handle or use a wild species on the strength of an app.

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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