Parasola plicatilis (Curtis) Redhead, Vilgalys & Hopple
(Pleated Inkcap, Little Japanese Umbrella)

Interactions where Parasola plicatilis is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
fruitbody fruitbody is associated with POACEAE grasses, couch Poales Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Psathyrellaceae/Parasola plicatilis/Parasola plicatilispleated inkcap, little Japanese umbrellafruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Poaceaegrasses, couch

Author & YearTitleSource
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Parasola plicatilis (Pleated Inkcap, Little Japanese Umbrella) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Parasola plicatilis (Pleated Inkcap, Little Japanese Umbrella) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesParasola plicatilis (Pleated Inkcap, Little Japanese Umbrella)
GenusParasola (pleated inkcaps)
FamilyPSATHYRELLACEAE (a family of inkcap and brittlestem toadstools)
OrderAGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Parasola plicatilis (Pleated Inkcap, Little Japanese Umbrella)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Holden, MN. 1989 Fungi in gardens. First Steps Mycologist Vol 03 (2): 78-79.

Parasola plicatilis (Pleated Inkcap, Little Japanese Umbrella) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Buller, A.H.R. 1914 *** Some critical remarks on the generic positions of Psathyra urticaecola Berk. et Broome, Coprinus plicatilis Fr., and Psathyrella disseminata Pers. ***(Superseded) TBMS Vol 05: 482-489.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Parasola plicatilis (Pleated Inkcap, Little Japanese Umbrella):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 28 images of Parasola plicatilis (Pleated Inkcap, Little Japanese Umbrella)

A small fragile toadstool of lawns and grassy places. It is common throughout the British Isles. There are several similar species. Previously known as Coprinus plicatilis.

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