Mycena amicta explained

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

Fresh 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 1.51NaN1. The cap cuticle can be peeled. The gills are close and the stipe is covered in powdery hairs.

The mushrooms appear in small groups, on the trunks of broadleaved trees, and particularly in the Pacific Northwest, around rotted conifer wood.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: English Names for fungi . British Mycological Society website . British Mycological Society . 2020-11-25 . 2015-09-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150923194645/http://www.britmycolsoc.org.uk/library/english-names/ . dead .
  2. Web site: Burke Herbarium Image Collection. biology.burke.washington.edu. 2020-11-25.
  3. Web site: 2020-11-25. Mycena amicta. www.biodiversity.no. 19 January 2015 .
  4. Book: Trudell. Steve. Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest. Ammirati. Joe. Timber Press. 2009. 978-0-88192-935-5. Timber Press Field Guides. Portland, OR. 123–124.