Dripping Bonnet

Mycena rorida

TQ49 07/07/1997 ©Peter Comber

This tiny fungus is also known as the Slippery Mycena. Its stipe is covered in a thick coating of slippery slime. The convex cap, 5-15mm across, is whitish or dirty yellow. The bonnet creates foxfire, a bluish-green bioluminescent glow that is cold to the touch.

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