Genus

Mycena (Bonnets)

Mycena epipterygia lignicola. Photo: (c) Mike Potts, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

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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,…

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Subtaxa

Species: Mycena californiensis (California mycena)

Species: Mycena purpureofusca (Purple-edge bonnet)

Species: Mycena galericulata (Common bonnet)

Species: Mycena galopus (Milking bonnet)

Species: Mycena acicula (Orange bonnet)

Species: Mycena clavicularis (Needle bonnet)

Species: Mycena vulgaris

Species: Mycena sanguinolenta (Bleeding bonnet)

Species: Mycena quiniaultensis

Species: Mycena strobilinoidea (Flame bonnet)

Species: Mycena pterigena (Ferny bonnet)

Species: Mycena rosella (Pink bonnet)

Species: Mycena olivaceomarginata (Brownedge bonnet)

Species: Mycena stylobates (Bulbous bonnet)

Species: Mycena aurantiomarginata (Goldenedge bonnet)

Species: Mycena bulliformis

Species: Mycena maculata (Red-spotted mycena)

Species: Mycena leptocephala (Nitrous bonnet)

Species: Mycena capillaripes (Pinkedge bonnet)

Species: Mycena oregonensis (Western yellow mycena)

Species: Mycena filopes (Iodine bonnet)

Species: Mycena culmigena

Species: Mycena haematopus (Bleeding fairy helmet)

Species: Mycena epipterygia (Yellowleg bonnet)

Species: Mycena tenax

Species: Mycena robusta

Section: Sacchariferae (Mycena sect. sacchariferae)

Complex: Mycena amicta

Section: Fragilipedes

Section: Pictae

Section: Calodontes (Mycena sect. calodontes)

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