Mycena
64 species
5 subspecies and varieties
5 subspecies and varieties
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Mycena adscendens – frosty bonnet
Mycena alnicola – alder Mycena
Mycena aurantiidisca – fairy bonnet
Mycena aurantiomarginata – golden edge bonnet
Distribution: Conifer forest along the Pacific Coast Known to be from Europe as well
Spores: ellipsoid, 7--9 x 4--5 µm, smooth and amyloid, and the cheilocystidia are club-shaped with numerous short projections, somewhat like a mace
Distribution: Conifer forest along the Pacific Coast Known to be from Europe as well
Spores: ellipsoid, 7--9 x 4--5 µm, smooth and amyloid, and the cheilocystidia are club-shaped with numerous short projections, somewhat like a mace
Mycena capillaripes – pinkedge bonnet
Mycena cinerella – mealy bonnet
Mycena citrinomarginata – yellow-edged Mycena
Distribution: Wide variety of habitats, including under trees in forests and parks, among fallen leaves, in the midst of mosses, on rotting tree bark, and in city-dwellers’ lawns.
Spores: 8--12 x 4--5.5 µm
Distribution: Wide variety of habitats, including under trees in forests and parks, among fallen leaves, in the midst of mosses, on rotting tree bark, and in city-dwellers’ lawns.
Spores: 8--12 x 4--5.5 µm
Mycena epipterygia
Distribution: Occurs widely in northern North America, Europe, and Asia, and numerous varieties
Substrate: In the PNW, M. epipterygia occurs in small to somewhat larger groups in needle litter, or on twigs or wood.
Spores: 8--11 x 5--6 µm and the cheilocystidia are club-shaped with short projections
Distribution: Occurs widely in northern North America, Europe, and Asia, and numerous varieties
Substrate: In the PNW, M. epipterygia occurs in small to somewhat larger groups in needle litter, or on twigs or wood.
Spores: 8--11 x 5--6 µm and the cheilocystidia are club-shaped with short projections
• var. epipterygia – yellowleg bonnet, yellow-stemmed Mycena
• var. griseoviridis – yellow-stemmed Mycena
• var. lignicola – yellow-stemmed Mycena
Mycena filopes – iodine bonnet
Mycena galericulata – common bonnet, common Mycena, toque Mycena
Mycena galopus – milking bonnet, milky Mycena
Mycena haematopus – burgundydrop bonnet, bleeding Mycena
Substrate: The fruitbodies grow in groups, often in loose clusters, on both hardwood and conifer logs and can get quite large (for a mycena).
Spores: spores are broadly ellipsoid, 7--12 x 4--7 µm
Substrate: The fruitbodies grow in groups, often in loose clusters, on both hardwood and conifer logs and can get quite large (for a mycena).
Spores: spores are broadly ellipsoid, 7--12 x 4--7 µm
Mycena latifolia – sideshoot bonnet
Mycena leptocephala – nitrous bonnet
Mycena maculata – reddish-spotted Mycena
Distribution: M. maculata grows in groups or clusters on wood of both hardwoods and conifers in North America and Europe, mostly on conifers in the PNW.
Spores: spores are ellipsoid, 7--10 x 4--6 µm, and, although not conspicuous, the cheilocystidia are of varied shape and often bear projections
Distribution: M. maculata grows in groups or clusters on wood of both hardwoods and conifers in North America and Europe, mostly on conifers in the PNW.
Spores: spores are ellipsoid, 7--10 x 4--6 µm, and, although not conspicuous, the cheilocystidia are of varied shape and often bear projections
Mycena megaspora – rooting bonnet
Mycena oregonensis
Distribution: Also occurs in Europe.
Substrate: conifer litter under Douglas-fir and other conifers
Distribution: Also occurs in Europe.
Substrate: conifer litter under Douglas-fir and other conifers
Mycena overholtsii – large mycena
Distribution: M. overholtsii apparently is restricted to the mountains of western North America. M. overholtsii appears in the mountains in late spring to early summer on wet rotting stumps and logs recently exposed by, or still partially covered with, melting snow.
Spores: spores measure 5--8 x 3.5--4 µm, and the sometimes hard-to-see cheilocystidia are smooth, slender, and cylindrical or sometimes a bit club-shaped
Distribution: M. overholtsii apparently is restricted to the mountains of western North America. M. overholtsii appears in the mountains in late spring to early summer on wet rotting stumps and logs recently exposed by, or still partially covered with, melting snow.
Spores: spores measure 5--8 x 3.5--4 µm, and the sometimes hard-to-see cheilocystidia are smooth, slender, and cylindrical or sometimes a bit club-shaped
Mycena pelianthina – blackedge bonnet
Mycena picta – cryptic bonnet
Mycena pura – lilac bonnet, lilac Mycena
Mycena purpureofusca – purple edge bonnet
Mycena rosella – pink bonnet
Mycena sanguinolenta – bleeding bonnet, terrestrial bleeding Mycena
Mycena strobilinoides – flame Mycena, red-orange Mycena
Distribution: It occurs less commonly elsewhere in northern North America and also in Europe. M. strobilinoides seems to be most common at mid-elevations in the mountains, often in association with pines.
Distribution: It occurs less commonly elsewhere in northern North America and also in Europe. M. strobilinoides seems to be most common at mid-elevations in the mountains, often in association with pines.
Mycena stylobates – bulbous bonnet
Mycena subcana – neutral gray Mycena
Mycena vitilis – snapping bonnet
Mycena vulgaris – common Mycena
