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Fungi: Basidiomycota: Agaricomycetes: Agaricales: Mycenaceae: Mycena galericulata (Scop.) Gray

Mycena galericulata – common bonnet

Synonyms: Agaricus conicus, Agaricus crispus, Agaricus galericulatus, Agaricus hiemalis, Agaricus laevigatus, Agaricus nubigenus, Agaricus radicatellus, Agaricus rugosus, Collybia rugulosiceps, Mycena berkeleyi, Mycena laevigata, Mycena levigata, Mycena nubigena, Mycena radicatella, Mycena rugosa, Mycena rugulosiceps, Mycena sparsa, Prunulus galericulatus, Prunulus radicatellus, Stereopodium galericulatum.

Common name: common bonnet.

Extract from Wikipedia article: Mycena galericulata is a mushroom species commonly known as the common bonnet, the toque mycena, or the rosy-gill fairy helmet. The type species of the genus Mycena was first described scientifically in 1772, but was not considered a Mycena until 1821. It is quite variable in color, size, and shape, which makes it somewhat difficult to reliably identify in the field. The mushrooms have caps with distinct radial grooves, particularly at the margin. The cap's color varies from grayish brown to dark brown and the shape ranges from bell-like to bluntly conical to flattened with an umbo. The stem is hollow, white, tough and thin, without a ring and often roots deeply into the wood on which it grows. The gills are white to grayish or even pinkish when mature and are connected by distinct cross-veins. The caps can reach 4 cm (1.6 in) in diameter, and have a mealy odor and taste. The spore print is white and the gills are pink at maturity, which can lead to possible confusion with species of the genus Pluteus. M. galericulata mushrooms grow mostly in clusters on the well-decayed stumps of deciduous and coniferous trees from spring to autumn. The species can generally be considered inedible. It is common and widespread in the entire temperate zone of the Northern Hemisphere, but it has also been reported from Africa.

Dutch: Helmmycena, Finnish: Poimuhiippo, German: Rosablättriger Helmling, Lithuanian: Rožialakštė šalmabudė, Persian: کلاه‌پارچه‌ای معمولی, Polish: Grzybówka hełmiasta, Russian: Мицена колпаковидная, Swedish: Rynkhätta, Ukrainian: Міцена ковпаковидна.

Photos of this mushroom from East and Central Texas

Common bonnet mushroom <B>Mycena galericulata</B>(?) in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2017-12-09.htm">December 9, 2017</A>
LinkCommon bonnet mushroom Mycena galericulata(?) in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, December 9, 2017
Location on mapsHensel Park DriveWay, College Station, TX 77840, USA
Gills of a common bonnet mushroom <B>Mycena galericulata</B>(?) on Kiwanis Nature Trail. College Station, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2017-12-20.htm">December 20, 2017</A>
LinkGills of a common bonnet mushroom Mycena galericulata(?) on Kiwanis Nature Trail. College Station, Texas, December 20, 2017
Location on mapsKiwanis Nature Trail, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, 77843, United States
Common bonnet mushroom <B>Mycena galericulata</B>(?) on Kiwanis Nature Trail. College Station, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2017-12-20.htm">December 20, 2017</A>
LinkCommon bonnet mushroom Mycena galericulata(?) on Kiwanis Nature Trail. College Station, Texas, December 20, 2017
Location on mapsKiwanis Nature Trail, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, 77843, United States
Common bonnet mushrooms <B>Mycena galericulata</B> in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2017-12-21.htm">December 21, 2017</A>
LinkCommon bonnet mushrooms Mycena galericulata in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 21, 2017
Location on maps2003 Longmire Ct, College Station, TX 77840, USA
Common bonnet mushrooms <B>Mycena galericulata</B> in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2018-11-19.htm">November 19, 2018</A>
LinkCommon bonnet mushrooms Mycena galericulata in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, November 19, 2018
Location on mapsYaupon Loop, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Common bonnet mushrooms (<B>Mycena galericulata</B>) on rotting oak wood in Huntsville State Park. Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2020-12-18.htm">December 18, 2020</A>
LinkCommon bonnet mushrooms (Mycena galericulata) on rotting oak wood in Huntsville State Park. Texas, December 18, 2020
Location on mapsState Park Rd 40, New Waverly, TX 77358, USA
Cluster of common bonnet mushrooms (<B>Mycena galericulata</B>) on rotting oak wood in Huntsville State Park. Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2020-12-18.htm">December 18, 2020</A>
LinkCluster of common bonnet mushrooms (Mycena galericulata) on rotting oak wood in Huntsville State Park. Texas, December 18, 2020
Location on mapsState Park Rd 40, New Waverly, TX 77358, USA
Side view of common bonnet mushrooms (<B>Mycena galericulata</B>) on rotting oak wood in Huntsville State Park. Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2020-12-18.htm">December 18, 2020</A>
LinkSide view of common bonnet mushrooms (Mycena galericulata) on rotting oak wood in Huntsville State Park. Texas, December 18, 2020
Location on mapsState Park Rd 40, New Waverly, TX 77358, USA
Underside of common bonnet mushrooms (<B>Mycena galericulata</B>) on rotting oak wood in Huntsville State Park. Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2020-12-18.htm">December 18, 2020</A>
LinkUnderside of common bonnet mushrooms (Mycena galericulata) on rotting oak wood in Huntsville State Park. Texas, December 18, 2020
Location on mapsState Park Rd 40, New Waverly, TX 77358, USA
Common bonnet mushrooms (<B>Mycena galericulata</B>) in a juniper forest at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2021-12-20.htm">December 20, 2021</A>
LinkCommon bonnet mushrooms (Mycena galericulata) in a juniper forest at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 20, 2021
Location on maps813, Lakeview Drive, Burleson County, Texas, 77879, United States
Side view of common bonnet mushrooms (<B>Mycena galericulata</B>) in a juniper forest at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2021-12-20.htm">December 20, 2021</A>
LinkSide view of common bonnet mushrooms (Mycena galericulata) in a juniper forest at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 20, 2021
Location on maps812, Lakeview Drive, Burleson County, Texas, 77879, United States
Spore print of a common bonnet mushroom (<B>Mycena galericulata</B>) colleted in a juniper forest at Lake Somerville Trailway 12/20/2022. Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2021-12-21.htm">December 21, 2021</A>
LinkSpore print of a common bonnet mushroom (Mycena galericulata) colleted in a juniper forest at Lake Somerville Trailway 12/20/2022. Texas, December 21, 2021
Spores of mushroom <B>Mycena galericulata</B> from Lake Somerville Park 12/20/2021. Texas, February 22, 2022
LinkSpores of mushroom Mycena galericulata from Lake Somerville Park 12/20/2021. Texas, February 22, 2022
Underside of a common bonnet mushroom (<B>Mycena galericulata</B>) on Yaupon Loop Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2023-12-01.htm">December 1, 2023</A>
LinkUnderside of a common bonnet mushroom (Mycena galericulata) on Yaupon Loop Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 1, 2023
Location on mapsYaupon Loop Trail, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, United States
Common bonnet mushrooms (<B>Mycena galericulata</B>) on an oak log on Yaupon Loop Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2023-12-01.htm">December 1, 2023</A>
LinkCommon bonnet mushrooms (Mycena galericulata) on an oak log on Yaupon Loop Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 1, 2023
Location on mapsYaupon Loop Trail, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, United States
Spores of common bonnet mushrooms (<B>Mycena galericulata</B>) from an oak log, collected in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 1, 2023
LinkSpores of common bonnet mushrooms (Mycena galericulata) from an oak log, collected in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 1, 2023

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