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YAM! When crushed these fellows emitted a bleach like odour. Although they could in actual fact be M. leptocephala. As David Arora says in his book “Mushrooms Demystified”, “YAM, yet another mycena!”. About the edibility he says, “Who knows? Who cares? I don’t. Do you?” This group had colonized the top surface of a moss covered log. Canada,Fall,Geotagged,Mycena alcalina,Mycena leptocephala,Nitrous bonnet,Stump fairy helmet mushroom Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

YAM!

When crushed these fellows emitted a bleach like odour. Although they could in actual fact be M. leptocephala. As David Arora says in his book “Mushrooms Demystified”, “YAM, yet another mycena!”. About the edibility he says, “Who knows? Who cares? I don’t. Do you?” This group had colonized the top surface of a moss covered log.

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  1. That book author sounds funny. Nice to learn about YAM after LBM! Posted 5 years ago
    1. Yes, he is funny. His book is a “go to” on the west coast. Was fortunate enough to take a weekend course from him a long time ago. And he does talk about LBMs! Posted 5 years ago
      1. Haha, I love that book :) Posted 5 years ago
        1. He is quite the interesting and funny guy. Posted 5 years ago

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"Mycena alcalina", commonly known as the stump fairy helmet mushroom, is a species of fungus in the Mycenaceae family. It grows widely, ranging from North America to Europe.

Similar species: Agaricales
Species identified by gary fast
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Uploaded Oct 24, 2019. Captured Oct 23, 2019 13:21 in 729-753 Whaletown Rd, Mansons Landing, BC V0P 1K0, Canada.
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  • 60mm