Parachutes
Scientific name: Marasmiellus
Parachutes
Scientific name: Marasmiellus
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Description
Parachutes is a taxonomic family of fungi. It includes a few edible species such as the shiitake mushroom, but most members of this family are considered inedible. They grow from dead wood or mulch and produce white spores.
Species of Parachutes
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Scientific Classification
Phylum
Club fungi Class
Mushroom-forming fungi Order
Gilled fungi Family
Marasmiaceae Genus
Parachutes