Fairy Umbrella
(Little Wheel Toadstool, Collared Marasmius, or Pin Wheel Marasmius)
Description
Cap convex, with depressed centre, Ø 0.5-1.5 cm, radially furrowed, whitish, occasionally with brown centre, with scalloped margin.
Gills distant, whitish cream, attached to a collar or ring (collarium).
Stem 2-7 cm x 1 mm, dark brown, white at the apex. Flesh white to brown. Smell none.
Occurrence
Common on dead branches and twigs of deciduous trees in woods, parks and avenues.
Saprophyte.