Collared Parachute

Collared Parachute - Marasmius rotula

Description

A small white or cream coloured mushromm, wth a darker central spot and a pleated apprearance and scalloped edge.  The gills are whitish cream, attached to a collar surrounding the stem.  The stipe is stiff, slender and dark brown below, paler above.

Similar Species

Other small Maramius, including some with a collar, and Marasmiellus ramealis, the Twig Parachute, which has a pale, tapered woolly stipe 

Identification difficulty
Recording advice

Photograph from top down, in side-view and underneath to show gills and collar; ensure your photo clearly shows the length of the stipe from gills to base.  You must note substrate and habitat.

Habitat

Deciduous woods, growing on dead twigs and leaves.

When to see it

Found from summer until winter

UK Status

Common throughout Britain

VC55 Status

Common in Leicestershire and Rutland.

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

MAP KEY:

Yellow squares = NBN records (all known data)
Coloured circles = NatureSpot records: 2025+ | 2020-2024 | pre-2020

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Additional images

All NatureSpot records