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Yellowleg Bonnet (Mycena epipterygia) Clumps of delicate mycenas with pale creamy striated dome-shaped caps. The widest caps were about 20 mm wide. The gills were distant and white. Stipes were smooth and a pale yellow-green.<br />
Some caps had tinges of brown. The caps and stems were all glutinous.<br />
Spotted growing on bark on giant eucalypts. Most were seeen on the ground still attached to bark that had been shed.<br />
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Yellowleg Bonnet (Mycena epipterygia)

Clumps of delicate mycenas with pale creamy striated dome-shaped caps. The widest caps were about 20 mm wide. The gills were distant and white. Stipes were smooth and a pale yellow-green.
Some caps had tinges of brown. The caps and stems were all glutinous.
Spotted growing on bark on giant eucalypts. Most were seeen on the ground still attached to bark that had been shed.

Yellowleg Bonnet Pale yellow mycenas as in previous observation. https://www.jungledragon.com/image/95305/yellowleg_bonnet_mycena_epipterygia.html This observation shows their white gills. Australia,Fall,Geotagged,Mycena epipterygia
shows the beautifully white gills.

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''Mycena epipterygia'' is a species of fungi in the Mycenaceae family of mushrooms commonly found in Europe. The species is saprotrophic and its appearance is quite variable. Some parts of the fungus are bioluminescent.

Similar species: Agaricales
Species identified by Leuba Ridgway
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By Leuba Ridgway

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Uploaded Jun 8, 2020. Captured Jun 4, 2020 12:22 in 1684 Healesville-Kinglake Rd, Toolangi VIC 3777, Australia.
  • SZ-10
  • f/3.2
  • 10/600s
  • ISO100
  • 5.96mm