Marasmius elegans | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Agaricales |
Family: | Marasmiaceae |
Genus: | Marasmius |
Species: | M. elegans
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Binomial name | |
Marasmius elegans | |
Synonyms | |
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Marasmius elegans | |
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![]() | Gills on hymenium |
![]() | Cap is convex |
![]() | Hymenium is adnate |
![]() | Stipe is bare |
![]() | Spore print is white |
![]() | Ecology is saprotrophic |
![]() | Edibility is unknown |
Marasmius elegans, commonly known as the velvet parachute, is a species of fungus in the family Marasmiaceae. It has a reddish-brown cap, and a whitish stipe with white hairs at the base. It can be found in eucalypt forests in Australia.[1]