Fungi › Campanellaceae

Fairy Parachutes

Marasmiellus candidus

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Washington.January 102, February 50, March 57, April 76, May 95, June 73, July 59, August 57, September 59, October 138, November 115, December 94.
United States2,469
Washington1,845
British Columbia1,380
Oregon996
California938
Canada482
New Zealand94
Australia92
Victoria79
North Carolina70

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
FamilyCampanellaceae

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Fairy Parachutes with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.