Mycena amicta
| Mycena amicta | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Mycenaceae |
| Genus: | Mycena |
| Species: | M. amicta
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| Binomial name | |
| Mycena amicta | |
| Synonyms | |
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Agaricus amictus Fr. | |
| Mycena amicta | |
|---|---|
| Gills on hymenium | |
| Cap is conical | |
| Hymenium is adnate | |
| Stipe is bare | |
| Spore print is white | |
| Ecology is saprotrophic | |
| Edibility is unknown | |
Mycena amicta, commonly known as the coldfoot bonnet,[1][2] is a species of mushroom in the family Mycenaceae.[3] It was first described in 1821 by mycologist Elias Magnus Fries.
Description
Young specimens appear unmistakably blue; this fades to brownish hues in age.[4] The cap, initially conical to convex in shape, flattens out with age and typically reaches diameters of up to 1.8 cm (3⁄4 in).[5] The cap cuticle can be peeled. The gills are close and the stem is covered in powdery hairs.[4]
Similar species
It can resemble M. subcaerulea and Psilocybe pelliculosa.[5]
Habitat and distribution
The mushrooms appear in small groups, on the trunks of broadleaved trees, and particularly in the Pacific Northwest, around rotted conifer wood.[4] It appears from May to November on the West Coast, July–September further east.[5]
References
- ^ "English Names for fungi". British Mycological Society website. British Mycological Society. Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2020-11-25.
- ^ "Burke Herbarium Image Collection". biology.burke.washington.edu. Retrieved 2020-11-25.
- ^ "Mycena amicta". www.biodiversity.no. 19 January 2015. Retrieved 2020-11-25.
- ^ a b c Trudell, Steve; Ammirati, Joe (2009). Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest. Timber Press Field Guides. Portland, OR: Timber Press. pp. 123–124. ISBN 978-0-88192-935-5.
- ^ a b c Audubon (2023). Mushrooms of North America. Knopf. p. 424. ISBN 978-0-593-31998-7.
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