Cabbage Parachute (Gymnopus brassicolens)

Cabbage Parachute, a reference photo — Photo: Cjziems · CC BY 4.0 (licence)

Gymnopus brassicolens, also known as the cabbage parachute, is a relatively uncommon basidiomycete fungus of the genus Gymnopus.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Cabbage Parachute being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Gymnopus erythropus
Collybiopsis villosipes
Gymnopus fuscopurpureus
Macrocystidia cucumis

Classification

Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Omphalotaceae
Genus: Gymnopus
Species: Gymnopus brassicolens

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