Stats

Lifespan

24 hours

Size

Small

Diet

Decomposer

Biome

Temperate grassland

Range

Europe and North America

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Spores

Defense

Camouflage

Status

Common

About

This delicate mushroom grows in grassy fields across Europe and North America. It sprouts overnight after rain and dissolves into a black liquid once its spores release.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   spore

   A microscopic spore drifts on air or water and germinates where moisture and substrate meet.
2. 2.
   mycelium

   A thread-like mycelium spreads through the substrate, breaking it down into nutrients.
3. 3.
   fruiting body

   A mature fruiting body emerges to release the next generation of spores.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Fungi

Phylum

Basidiomycota

Class

Agaricomycetes

Order

Agaricales

Family

Psathyrellaceae

Genus

Parasola

Species

Parasola plicatilis