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A White Bonnet! There are too many white capped tiny mushrooms for me to make a definitive ID. My guess is that it is a Mycena but which one? It was by itself on a mixed forest floor and the cap is less than a centimetre across. So, M. adscendens, or M. galopus, or M. flavoalba, or maybe it’s Hemimycena delectabilis. Help needed! Canada,Fall,Geotagged Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

A White Bonnet!

There are too many white capped tiny mushrooms for me to make a definitive ID. My guess is that it is a Mycena but which one? It was by itself on a mixed forest floor and the cap is less than a centimetre across. So, M. adscendens, or M. galopus, or M. flavoalba, or maybe it’s Hemimycena delectabilis. Help needed!

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  1. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    So pretty! Do you gave a shot of the gills? Posted 5 years ago
    1. View gary fast's profile
      gary fast
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      No, sorry, I don’t. Where it was it was impossible for me to get a lower camera angle and for some reason I didn’t feel like picking it. The striating on the cap... do they indicate the termination of the gills? I am afraid that the present weather, clear, dry and below freezing temperatures may not bode well for these little guys. It may be worth revisiting when/if it warms up today! Posted 5 years ago
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    Flown Kimmerling
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    Mycena can be really tough. Your best bet for narrowing down next time would be to begin with their odor. Crush one between your fingers (or get down to forest floor level) and get a good whiff! A lot of Mycena can be narrowed down in just that way! Posted 5 years ago, modified 5 years ago
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      gary fast
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      Lisa, thanks for that info. Yes, I had read that about the odour. My problem is remembering the information when I am taking the photo! Right now the old nose is wanting to remain close to the stove rather than close to the forest floor. Warmer weather with rain is expected in a few days. Posted 5 years ago

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Uploaded Nov 30, 2019. Captured Nov 26, 2019 14:12 in 729-753 Whaletown Rd, Mansons Landing, BC V0P 1K0, Canada.
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  • E-M5MarkII
  • f/22.0
  • 1/250s
  • ISO640
  • 60mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.