Mycena renati

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Mycena renati
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Mycenaceae
Genus: Mycena
Species:
M. renati
Binomial name
Mycena renati
Quél. (1886)
Synonyms

Mycena flavipes Quél. (1873)

Mycena renati
saprotrophic
Edibility is unknown

Mycena renati, commonly known as the beautiful bonnet,[1] is a species of mushroom in the family Mycenaceae. It was described by French mycologist Lucien Quélet in 1886.[2] It has been collected in Austria,[3] Uşak Province in Western Turkey,[4] and Yugoslavia.[5]

Description

The cap is initially conic or parabolic, but expands somewhat in maturity to become convex, and typically reaches dimensions of up to 3.2 cm (1.3 in).[6]

References

  1. ^ "English Names for fungi". British Mycological Society website. British Mycological Society.
  2. ^ Quélet L. (1886). Enchiridion Fungorum in Europa media et praesertim in Gallia Vigentium. p. 34.
  3. ^ Gerhold N. (1995). "Contribution to the cartography of macrofungi in Austria in 1994". Berichte des Naturwissenschaftlich Medizinischen Vereins in Innsbruck. 82: 7–29.
  4. ^ Türkoglu A, Alli H, Işiloğlu M, Yağiz D, Gezer K (2008). "Macrofungal diversity of Uşak province in Turkey" (PDF). Mycotaxon. 103: 1–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-02-25.
  5. ^ Lisiewska M, Jelic MB (1971). "Mycological investigations in the beech forests of some reservations in Serbia Yugoslavia". Fragmenta Floristica et Geobotanica. 17 (1): 147–161.
  6. ^ Aronsen A. "Mycena renati". A key to the Mycenas of Norway. Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2009-09-26.