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Mycena olida

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Mycena olida
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Mycenaceae
Genus: Mycena
Species:
M. olida
Binomial name
Mycena olida
Bres. (1887)
Synonyms

Hemimycena olida (Bres.) Singer
Marasmiellus olidus (Bres.) Singer (1951)

Mycena olida
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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 olida, commonly known as the rancid bonnet,[1] is a species of mushroom in the family Mycenaceae. It was first described in 1887 by Italian mycologist Giacomo Bresadola.[2]

Description

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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).[3]

References

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  1. ^ "English Names for fungi". British Mycological Society website. British Mycological Society.
  2. ^ Bresadola G. (1887). "Fungi tridentini". Fungi Tridentini. 1 (6–7): 73.
  3. ^ "Mycena olida". Key to the Mycenas of Norway. Archived from the original on 2010-05-25. Retrieved 2009-09-26.