Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Basidiomycetes
Order: Agaricales Family: Marasmiaceae
Species: Setulipes androsaceus (L.) Fr.
Synonyms: Agaricus androsaceus
Androsaceus androsaceus
Marasmius androsaceus
Common Name: Horsehair Parachute
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Setulipes androsaceusPhotographer: © Mark Wright
Photographer: © Mark Wright

Photographer: © Mark Wright
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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Calluna vulgaris (9)
Picea sitchensis (8)
Picea abies (6)
Juncus squarrosus (4)
Larix (2)
Pinus sylvestris (2)
Eriophorum vaginatum (1)
Pinus contorta (1)
Quercus petraea (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland: coniferous, plantation (6)
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (3)
Calcareous grassland: unimproved (2)
Grassland: acidic, semi-improved, upland (2)
Grassland: calcareous, semi-improved, upland (2)
Neutral grassland: semi-improved (2)
Woodland: coniferous (2)
Woodland: mixed (2)
Dry dwarf shrub heath: acid (1)
Heathland: wet dwarf shrub heath, upland (1)
Mire: basin mire, bog vegetation with Sphagnum (1)
Mire: blanket bog (1)
Parkland and scattered trees: coniferous (1)
Woodland: broadleaved (1)
Woodland: mixed, plantation, high forest (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Twig (15)
Soil Needle (8)
Cone (5)
Litter (3)
Dead Wood (1)
Fallen Branch (1)
Leaf (1)
Soil (1)
Soil bare (1)
Soil Leaves (1)
Stump (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
January (1)
May (1)
June (1)
July (3)
August (5)
September (7)
October (24)
November (4)
December (1)