Mycena sp.? Heeswijk-Dinther, Netherlands

With exposed mycelium, I think?

comments (7)

Christine Young

Lion

Nice! Looks like Mycena to me as well. Similar to Mycena haematopus or Mycena rosea, or Mycena purpureofusca, but could also be none of those ;). And, yes, nice white, basal mycelium. Posted 5 years ago, modified 5 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Last one (only one I checked because it's always the last one) does look promising. Yet with Mycenas I don't know how to estimate odds. What do you think? Posted 5 years ago
2. 1. Christine Young
    
    Lion
    
    I agree, lol. Unless someone more knowledgeable tells us otherwise. Posted 5 years ago
  2. 1. Ferdy Christant
      
      Lion
      
      I went through all mycenas in my dutch fungi book, and I think it is a Mycena Galapos. It's the closest visual match I can find based on the book, it grows on pretty much anything, and is extremely common here. I think the other one I did the light experiment on, is also the same species.
      
      And then there's Mycena Sanguinolenta, visually also a contender. Ugh!
      
      I of course also looked up your suggestions in the book. One does not occur in the Netherlands and the others seemed more grayish. At least from the pics in the book. Posted 5 years ago
    2. 1. Christine Young
        
        Lion
        
        You could definitely be correct. Mycena sanguinolenta is also similar, but I have never seen either in person, so it's tough to say. I agree with your current ID for now though. Posted 5 years ago
      2. Ferdy Christant
        
        Lion
        
        Thanks for all the help, I truly need lots when it comes to fungi. Posted 5 years ago
        
        Christine Young
        
        Lion
        
        Happy to help, and I can relate - I need all the help I can get (Still) when it comes to fungi!! There are soooo many similar species! Posted 5 years ago

The Milking bonnet

Mycena galopus, commonly known as the milking bonnet or the milk-drop Mycena, is an inedible species of fungus in the Mycenaceae family of the Agaricales order. It produces small mushrooms that have grayish-brown, bell-shaped, radially-grooved caps up to 2.5 cm (1.0 in) wide. The gills are whitish to gray, widely spaced, and squarely attached to the stem. The slender stems are up to 8 cm (3.1 in) long, and pale gray at the top, becoming almost black at the hairy base.

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Similar species: Agaricales

Species identified by Ferdy Christant

By Ferdy Christant

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