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Nitrous Bonnet - Family Mycenaceae, Mycena leptocephala Habitat: Growing on a decorticated log; mostly deciduous forest Geotagged,Mycena leptocephala,Nitrous bonnet,Summer,United States,fungus,mushroom,mycena,mycenaceae Click/tap to enlarge

Nitrous Bonnet - Family Mycenaceae, Mycena leptocephala

Habitat: Growing on a decorticated log; mostly deciduous forest

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''Mycena leptocephala'', commonly known as the nitrous bonnet, is a species of fungus in the Mycenaceae family. The mushrooms have conical grayish caps that reach up to 3 cm in diameter, and thin fragile stems up to 5 cm long. The gills are gray and distantly spaced. The spores are elliptical, typically measure 7–10 by 4–6 μm, and are white in deposit. When viewed under a light microscope, the gills have abundant spindle-shaped cystidia on the gill edges, but few on the gill faces. The mushroom.. more

Similar species: Agaricales
Species identified by Christine Young
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Uploaded Sep 27, 2022. Captured Sep 14, 2021 09:37 in WELLS PUBLIC SAFETY BULDING, 1563 Post Rd, Wells, ME 04090, USA.
  • Canon EOS 90D
  • f/2.8
  • 1/197s
  • ISO640
  • 100mm