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Mycena aetites

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

Agaricus aetites Fr. (1838)
Agaricus consimilis Cooke
Agaricus umbelliferus Schaeff.
Mycena cinerea Massee & Crossl.
Mycena consimilis (Cooke) Sacc.
Mycena umbellifera (Schaeff.) Quél.

Mycena aetites
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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 inedible

Mycena aetites, commonly known as the drab bonnet,[1] is a species of mushroom in the family Mycenaceae. First described as Agaricus aetites by Swedish mycologist Elias Magnus Fries in 1838, it was assigned its current name in 1872 by Lucien Quélet.[2] This rare mushroom is found in Europe.

Description

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The cap is a grey-brown color that is somewhat darker in the center. Initially conical in shape, the cap flattens out in maturity to become bell-shaped; the cap can reach a diameter of up to 2 cm (0.8 in).[3] The stipe of M. aetites has a pruinose apex and isglabrous below. The mushrooms has an raphanoid odour.[4]

A similar species is Mycena abramsii. This species usually grows on woods and have cheilocystidia with a clear acute-neck.[4]

Ecology

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Mycena aetites grows on decayed wood and woody debris in temperate ecosystems.[4]

Edibility

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Mycena aetites is considered inedible. It has an indistinct taste, and a faint odor of radish.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Recommended English Names for Fungi in the UK" (PDF). British Mycological Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-16.
  2. ^ Quélet L. (1872). "Les Champignons de Jura et des Vosges". Mémoires de la Société d'Émulation de Montbéliard. 5: 242.
  3. ^ a b Jordan M. (2004). The Encyclopedia of Fungi of Britain and Europe. London: Frances Lincoln. p. 162. ISBN 0-7112-2378-5. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
  4. ^ a b c "Mycena aetites". mycena.no. Retrieved 2018-04-04.