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Mycena amicta

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Mycena amicta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Mycenaceae
Genus: Mycena
Species:
M. amicta
Binomial name
Mycena amicta
(Fr.) Quél. (1872)
Synonyms

Agaricus amictus Fr.

Mycena amicta
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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

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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 1.5 cm (0.6 in).[citation needed] The cap cuticle can be peeled. The gills are close and the stipe is covered in powdery hairs.[4]

The mushrooms appear in small groups, on the trunks of broadleaved trees, and particularly in the Pacific Northwest, around rotted conifer wood.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "English Names for fungi". British Mycological Society website. British Mycological Society. Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2020-11-25.
  2. ^ "Burke Herbarium Image Collection". biology.burke.washington.edu. Retrieved 2020-11-25.
  3. ^ "Mycena amicta". www.biodiversity.no. 19 January 2015. Retrieved 2020-11-25.
  4. ^ 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.

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