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Mycena_meliigena2_2026-01-10 SW Michigan USA See this one for info:<br />
<figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/173441/mycena_meliigena_2026-01-10_sw_michigan_usa.html" title="Mycena_meliigena_2026-01-10 SW Michigan USA"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/11710/173441_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1770854410&Signature=xHNGY8rHaaovRL6rh04HvyFl5oE%3D" width="144" height="152" alt="Mycena_meliigena_2026-01-10 SW Michigan USA They are tiny. This one measures 5mm tall. They take advantage of the cool wet bark left immediately after a snow melt. Easy to miss- I only saw this one because my attention was drawn to an interesting patch of lichen nearby.<br />
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https://www.jungledragon.com/image/173440/mycena_meliigena2_2026-01-10_sw_michigan_usa.html Geotagged,Mauve Bonnet,Mycena meliigena,United States,Winter" /></a></figure> Geotagged,Mauve Bonnet,Mycena meliigena,United States,Winter Click/tap to enlarge

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Pileus 2.5-7(-10) mm across, hemispherical, parabolical to convex, often somewhat flattened or depressed centrally, sulcate, translucent-striate, pruinose, vinaceous red, brownish pink, dark violet, pale brown with a lilaceous tinge, turning more brownish at age. Lamellae 6-14 reaching the stipe, broad, the edge convex, ascending to subhorizontal, adnate, more or less decurrent with a short tooth, at first concolorous with the pileus, pallescent, turning whitish, finally more or less sepia grey-brown,.. more

Similar species: Agaricales
Species identified by Jon Reck
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By Jon Reck

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Uploaded Jan 12, 2026. Captured Jan 10, 2026 17:45 in JGWV+RX Middleville, MI, USA.
  • NIKON D850
  • f/1.0
  • 1/60s
  • ISO64