Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Basidiomycetes
Order: Agaricales Family: Marasmiaceae
Species: Marasmius rotula (Scop.) Fr.
Synonyms: Agaricus rotula
Androsaceus rotula
Merulius collariatus
Common Name: Collared Parachute
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Marasmius rotula

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Fagus sylvatica (40)
Corylus avellana (8)
Betula pubescens (2)
Larix (2)
Quercus petraea (2)
Acer pseudoplatanus (1)
Pinus sylvestris (1)
Salix (1)
Sambucus nigra (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (12)
Woodland: mixed (6)
Acid grassland (4)
Woodland: mixed, plantation (4)
Neutral grassland: semi-improved (3)
Parkland and scattered trees (3)
Parkland and scattered trees: broadleaved (3)
Woodland: broadleaved (3)
Built up area, domestic (2)
Scrub (2)
Woodland (2)
Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (2)
Boundaries: defunct hedge, species-poor (1)
Boundaries: intact hedge (1)
Grassland and marsh (1)
Grassland: calcareous, semi-improved, upland (1)
Woodland: coniferous, plantation (1)
Woodland: mixed, plantation, high forest (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Twig (44)
Dead Wood (9)
Soil Leaves (7)
Soil Grassy (4)
Fallen Branch (2)
Litter (2)
Soil (2)
Branch (1)
Dead Twig (1)
Leaf Litter (1)
Soil bare (1)
Soil Needle (1)
Tree (1)
Wood (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
January (1)
June (2)
July (24)
August (27)
September (31)
October (21)
November (4)