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Velvet parachute

Marasmius elegans

Photo by Mark Ridgway
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Field Notes

Description:

Very viscid on top; about 35mm across the vermillon cap; slender two-toned stipe - white at the top to dark orange at the base; gills white, free, adnexed

Habitat:

From among the litter on a wet rain forest floor.

Notes:

Thanks Steve Sargent for the ID.

Reference Links:

Marasmius elegans

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
Mark Ridgway
We've got a laccaria around here which looks identical from above and on the stipe but of course the gills are nothing at all similar... mimicry?
Mark Ridgway
Actually it's still very warm - we're 'enjoying' an Indian summer ...temps = min 15C and max 25C (60F to 75F) and also a nasty drought. I looked at F.velutipes - possible but need to check against other records and local species. Thanks for the suggestion. This one shouldn't be too hard ... (every time I say that these fungi slap me around the head :)
gully.moy
Perhaps Flammulina velutipes. Was it found during a cold time of year?

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PublishedApril 17, 2013

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