{"product_id":"marasmius-haematocephalus","title":"Purple Pinwheel (Marasmius haematocephalus) Liquid Culture Syringe","description":"\u003cp\u003ePurple Pinwheel (Marasmius haematocephalus) is one of the tropics' most beautiful parachutes, wine-purple pleated caps on wire-thin stipes, and this liquid culture delivers verified living stock. Out-Grow's liquid culture syringe contains live, actively growing Marasmius haematocephalus mycelium in sterile nutrient solution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo cultivation protocol exists, and the tiny fruiting bodies explain the economic silence, not any biological barrier: this is a litter saprotroph that cultures on standard media. Its value is the culture itself and the beauty of what it represents.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy Work With Purple Pinwheel?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe pinwheel marasmioids are icons of tropical forest photography and nearly absent from culture lists. A maintained M. haematocephalus isolate serves litter decomposition ecology, marasmioid comparative work, and the collector's simple satisfaction of holding one of the prettiest species in the fungal kingdom as living stock.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWorking Conditions:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExpand on MEA or PDA at 74 to 84 F. Malt-based broths inoculated from plates and gently shaken follow standard practice for saprotrophic agarics. Expect fine, thread-like, low-density growth in the horsehair manner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Characteristics of Purple Pinwheel (Marasmius haematocephalus):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEcology:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tropical litter saprotroph fruiting as wine-purple pleated pinwheels on hair-thin stipes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCulture Behavior:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fine, low-density marasmioid growth on standard media.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCollector Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e One of the most photographed tropical fungi, rarely available as living culture.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTaxonomy of Purple Pinwheel (Marasmius haematocephalus):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eKingdom:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fungi\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePhylum:\u003c\/strong\u003e Basidiomycota\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClass:\u003c\/strong\u003e Agaricomycetes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrder:\u003c\/strong\u003e Agaricales\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFamily:\u003c\/strong\u003e Marasmiaceae\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenus:\u003c\/strong\u003e Marasmius\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpecies:\u003c\/strong\u003e Marasmius haematocephalus\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStorage and Usage Tips:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStore your Purple Pinwheel liquid culture syringe in a cool, dark location without hard chilling and expand promptly onto fresh agar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"og-internal-links\" style=\"margin-top:16px;padding:16px;background:#f7f4ef;border-top:2px solid #c8d4c4;font-family:'Source Serif 4',Georgia,serif;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Libre Baskerville',serif;color:#1a2e1a;margin:0 0 10px;font-size:1.1rem;\"\u003eRelated Resources\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0;display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:6px 16px;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/marasmius-haematocephalus\" style=\"color:#4a6e42;text-decoration:underline;\"\u003ePurple Pinwheel (Marasmius haematocephalus) Species Guide\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/marasmius-haematocephalus-mushroom-culture\" style=\"color:#4a6e42;text-decoration:underline;\"\u003ePurple Pinwheel (Marasmius haematocephalus) Mushroom Culture\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/liquid-culture\" style=\"color:#4a6e42;text-decoration:underline;\"\u003eLiquid Culture Syringes Collection\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Out-Grow","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50513894604993,"sku":"OG1000MH","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0772\/7287\/5201\/files\/marasmius-haematocephalus.jpg?v=1792645115","url":"https:\/\/www.out-grow.com\/products\/marasmius-haematocephalus","provider":"Out Grow","version":"1.0","type":"link"}