Mycena clarkeana

Mycena clarkeana

Mycena clarkeana (Australian endemic species) breaks down complex compounds found in wood. Frequent on dead wood in rain forest and tall Eucalypt forest during autumn and winter, and occasionally in drier forest types. Mycena clarkeana has beautiful lilac tints to it and a little fringe around the edge of the cap.
Taxonomy
KingdomFungi
DivisionBasidiomycota
ClassAgaricomycetes
OrderAgaricales
FamilyMycenaceae
GenusMycena
SpeciesMycena clarkeana
Photographed in
Australia