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Bonnets
Mycena
Mycena is a large genus of small saprotrophic mushrooms that are rarely more than a few centimeters in width. They are characterized by a white spore print, a small conical or bell-shaped cap, and a thin fragile stem. Most are gray or brown, but a few species have brighter colors. Most have a translucent and striate cap, which rarely has an incurved margin. The gills are attached and usually have cystidia. Some species, like Mycena haematopus,...
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Mycena
sectionMycena
Mycena sect. Calodontes
sectionCalodontes
orange mycena
speciesMycena leana
Bleeding Fairy Helmet
speciesMycena haematopus
Fragilipedes
sectionFragilipedes
clustered bonnet
speciesMycena inclinata
Hygrocyboideae
sectionHygrocyboideae
Mycena sect. Supinae
sectionSupinae
Pixie's Parasol
speciesMycena interrupta
purple-edge bonnet
speciesMycena purpureofusca
Mycena sect. Sacchariferae
sectionSacchariferae
Milking Bonnet
speciesMycena galopus
Pinkedge Bonnet
speciesMycena capillaripes
Viscipelles
sectionViscipelles
Iodine Bonnet
speciesMycena filopes
Walnut Mycena
speciesMycena crocea
Tall Mycena
speciesMycena cystidiosa
beautiful bonnet
speciesMycena renati
Mycena subgalericulata
speciesMycena subgalericulata
California Mycena
speciesMycena californiensis
saffrondrop bonnet
speciesMycena crocata
Bleeding Bonnet
speciesMycena sanguinolenta
Mycena kuurkacea
speciesMycena kuurkacea
Exornatae
sectionExornatae
Red-spotted Mycena
speciesMycena maculata
Mycena clarkeana
speciesMycena clarkeana
Mycena fumosa
speciesMycena fumosa
Western Yellow Mycena
speciesMycena oregonensis
grooved bonnet
speciesMycena polygramma
Mycena austrofilopes
speciesMycena austrofilopes
flame bonnet
speciesMycena strobilinoidea
pink bonnet
speciesMycena rosella
Mycena seynii
speciesMycena seynii
Mycena sect. Amparoina
sectionAmparoina
Nargan's bonnet
speciesMycena nargan
Goldenedge bonnet
speciesMycena aurantiomarginata
Mycena mulawaestris
speciesMycena mulawaestris
Brownedge Bonnet
speciesMycena olivaceomarginata
tiny blue lights
speciesMycena lazulina
Mycena overholtsii
speciesMycena overholtsii
Mycena niveipes
speciesMycena niveipes
Snapping Bonnet
speciesMycena vitilis
Mycena carmeliana
speciesMycena carmeliana
angel's bonnet
speciesMycena arcangeliana
Mycena tintinnabulum
speciesMycena tintinnabulum
Mycena metata
speciesMycena metata
Mycena roseilignicola
speciesMycena roseilignicola
Mycena cyanocephala
speciesMycena cyanocephala
Mycena bulliformis
speciesMycena bulliformis
needle bonnet
speciesMycena clavicularis
Mycena sp. 'IN10'
speciesMycena sp. 'IN10'
Mycena roseoflava
speciesMycena roseoflava
olive edge bonnet
speciesMycena viridimarginata
Mycena piringa
speciesMycena piringa
Pictae
sectionPictae
Mycena ura
speciesMycena ura
Mycena chusqueophila
speciesMycena chusqueophila
Mycena mariae
speciesMycena mariae
Mycena vulgaris
speciesMycena vulgaris
bulbous bonnet
speciesMycena stylobates
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2
Jacob Christian Schaeffer; C.H. Persoon (ed.) · 1800 · p.146
Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2
Jacob Christian Schaeffer; C.H. Persoon (ed.) · 1800 · p.177
Coloured Figures of English Fungi or Mushrooms
James Sowerby · 1797 · p.554
Coloured Figures of English Fungi or Mushrooms
James Sowerby · 1797 · p.710
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 55922.