Bonnet Mushrooms are small, saprotrophic fungi that grow in clusters on decaying wood. They have distinctive bell-shaped caps that flatten with age, typically greyish or brownish and measuring up to 6cm across. They belong to the genus Mycena.
Name: Brownedge Bonnet Mycena olivaceomarginata
Description: Conical brown or beige caps less than 50mm in diameter. Hollow stipes much longer than the cap diameters. Pale gills.
Habitat:
Autumn species found in short grassland.
Name:
Brownedge Bonnet
Mycena olivaceomarginata
Name:
Brownedge Bonnet
Mycena olivaceomarginata
Name:
Brownedge Bonnet
Mycena olivaceomarginata
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Name: Lilac Bonnet Mycena pura
Description: Saprobic fungus.
Habitat: Found in leaf litter in broadleaf woodland. Not common in open grassland.
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Name: Rosy Bonnet Mycena rosea
Description: Caps measure up to 60mm diameter and are pinkish with a whitish margin.
Habitat: Common woodland species usually found in leaf litter.
Name:
Rosy Bonnet
Mycena rosea
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