
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.

"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

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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