Brownedge Bonnet - Mycena olivaceomarginata

Description

Cap is less than 5 cm and is brown or beige in colour and conical or roughly so. Stem much longer than cap diameter and hollow. Gills pale. Mycelial smell. 

Identification difficulty
Habitat

Short grassland, lawns and roadsides.

When to see it

Autumn.

UK Status

Widespread and fairly frequent in Britain.

VC55 Status

Fairly frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland.

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Species profile

Common names
Brownedge Bonnet
Species group:
Fungi
Kingdom:
Fungi
Order:
Agaricales
Family:
Mycenaceae
Records on NatureSpot:
1
First record:
02/11/2011 (Calow, Graham)
Last record:
02/11/2011 (Calow, Graham)

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