Velvet parachute
A species of Marasmius Scientific name : Marasmius elegans Genus : Marasmius
Velvet parachute, A species of Marasmius
Scientific name: Marasmius elegans
Genus: Marasmius
Photo By JJ Harrison , used under CC-BY-SA-3.0 /Cropped and compressed from original 
Description
The velvet parachute is a small and interesting mushroom that prefers wet habitats and rotten wood. Its most prominent features are its reddish-brown cap and the two-colored stem. The species grows only in Australia, particularly in the eucalyptus forests of the south.
Colors
Brown
Red
Habitat
The velvet parachute is a woodland mushroom of southern Australia and it's very common in eucalyptus forests. It grows in damp forest litter and occasionally on well-rotten wood.
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General Info
Habitat
The velvet parachute is a woodland mushroom of southern Australia and it's very common in eucalyptus forests. It grows in damp forest litter and occasionally on well-rotten wood.
Growth Form
Clustered
Cap Diameter
3.5–4 cm
Habit
Saprophytic
Spore Print
White
How to identify it?
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Club fungi Class
Mushroom-forming fungi Order
Gilled fungi Family
Marasmiaceae Genus
Marasmius Species
Velvet parachute 
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