Marasmius elegans
| 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 |
| Binomial name | |
| Marasmius elegans (Cleland) Grgur. (1997) | |
| 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.