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Mycena leptocephala this was so abundant I sacrificed one to squash and smell - it really helped to actually ID it Fall,Geotagged,Mycena capillaripes,Mycena leptocephala,United States,mycena leptocephala Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Mycena leptocephala

this was so abundant I sacrificed one to squash and smell - it really helped to actually ID it

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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 morpheme
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Uploaded Sep 8, 2015. Captured Oct 8, 2015 13:50 in Pacific Crest Trail, Darrington, WA 98241, USA.
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  • f/1.0
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  • ISO200
  • 50mm