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Rosy Bonnet - Mycena rosea Pinkish purple, flat, tacky cap with striate margins. Gills are whitish, close, and have cross veins. The stem was pale pink and fragile.<br />
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Habitat: Growing under eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) in a mixed forest.<br />
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Habitat: Growing under eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) in a mixed forest.<br />
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Rosy Bonnet - Mycena rosea

Pinkish purple, flat, tacky cap with striate margins. Gills are whitish, close, and have cross veins. The stem was pale pink and fragile.

Habitat: Growing under eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) in a mixed forest.

Rosy Bonnet - Mycena rosea Pinkish purple, flat, tacky cap with striate margins. Gills are whitish, close, and have cross veins. The stem was pale pink and fragile.<br />
<br />
Habitat: Growing under eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) in a mixed forest.<br />
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  1. Oh-so-pretty! Posted 6 years ago
    1. They were! I wish I had gotten better shots! Posted 6 years ago

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"Mycena rosea", commonly known as the rosy bonnet, is a species of mushroom in the Mycenaceae family. First named "Agaricus roseus" in 1803 by Danish botanist Heinrich Christian Friedrich Schumacher, it was given its present name in 1912 by Gramberg.

Similar species: Agaricales
Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Oct 2, 2018. Captured Sep 30, 2018 10:23 in 91 Main St, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.
  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/4.0
  • 1/64s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm