Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Basidiomycetes
Order: Agaricales Family: Marasmiaceae
Species: Marasmius epiphyllus (Pers.) Fr.
Synonyms: Agaricus epiphyllus
Androsaceus epiphyllus
Common Name: Leaf Parachute
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Marasmius epiphyllus

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Corylus avellana (2)
Fagus sylvatica (2)
Ilex aquifolium (2)
Rosa (2)
Rubus fruticosus agg. (2)
Salix cinerea (2)
Fraxinus excelsior (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (10)
Neutral grassland: semi-improved (3)
Parkland and scattered trees (3)
Woodland: broadleaved (3)
Built up area, domestic (2)
Woodland (2)
Woodland: mixed (2)
Acid grassland: semi-improved (1)
Boundaries: defunct hedge (1)
Boundaries: intact hedge (1)
Scrub (1)
Woodland: coniferous, plantation (1)
Woodland: mixed, plantation (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Twig (5)
Leaf (4)
Fallen Leaf (3)
Branch (1)
Dead Wood (1)
Stem (1)
Wood (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
June (1)
July (1)
August (6)
September (2)
October (6)
November (1)