Fused Parachute

Marasmius cohaerens

Deciduous and mixed forests, parks. Summer, autumn.

Fruiting bodies small. Cap 2–3 cm across, hemispherical when young, later flattened, with an umbo, somewhat wrinkled, yellowish-brown, surface finely velvety. Gills cream, adnexed. Stem 6-8x0.2–0.6 cm, whitish near the gills, reddish-brown lower down, yellow-hairy at the base, with a conspicuous felt-like yellow coating. Flesh whitish, without any particular smell or taste. Characteristic features: fruiting bodies tough, cystidia brown, large. Grows in small groups on rotten leaves, rarely needles. Inedible. Uncommon.