FUNGI

BONNET MUSHROOMS

Angel Bonnets Mycena arcangeliana are usually found on stumps and fallen trunks of beech or ash trees, and occasionally other dead hardwoods. The caps measure up to 25mm across. Smells of iodine.

Clustered Bonnets Mycena inclinata grows mainly on oak wood. The cap has a scalloped edge and the stem has a white woolly base. As its common name implies this species is usually found in clusters.

Drab Bonnet Mycena aetites is a small brown mushroom (6-15mm across) found in grassland usually in groups. It has a faint musty smell.

Rosy Bonnet Mycena rosea is a common woodland species often found in leaf litter. Caps measure up to 60mm in diameter and are pinkish with a whitish margin.

Saffrondrop Bonnet Mycena crocata

Burgundydrop Bonnet Mycena haematopus is a saprobic species that grows on stumps and fallen trunks of deciduous trees (such as beech) in well-shaded damp locations from June until November. The caps are 20-40mm across when mature. When the stems are broken a dark red fluid is released.

White Milking Bonnets Mycena galopus var. candida

Steely Bonnet Mycena pseudocorticola is a tiny saprotrophic species that grows on dead deciduous trees that are usually covered in moss. This fungus is usually seen during autumn and winter.

• Bonnet Mushrooms
• Brackets and Crusts
• Jelly Fungi
• Ascomycetes
• Puffballs and Earthballs
• True Mushrooms