Saffrondrop bonnet

Mycena crocata

''Mycena crocata'' is a species of agaric fungus in the family Mycenaceae. The common name saffrondrop bonnet refers to the red or orange latex that it exudes if the stipe is broken. Its habitat is woody debris and leaf litter in deciduous woodland, especially beech.
Taxonomy
KingdomFungi
DivisionBasidiomycota
ClassAgaricomycetes
OrderAgaricales
FamilyMycenaceae
GenusMycena
SpeciesM. crocata
Photographed in
Netherlands