Mycena acicula (Schaeff.) P. Kumm.
(Orange Bonnet)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMycena acicula (Orange Bonnet)
GenusMycena (a genus of bonnet toadstools)
FamilyMYCENACEAE (bonnet toadstools and their allies)
OrderAGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Mycena acicula (Orange Bonnet) :
1: Mycena acicula (Orange Bonnet)
9 Aug 1980 OSGR: SU18 51° 30’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: North Wilts (VC 7) England
Image 1: Cap - side view - highly enlargedImage 2: Fruitbodies - side view - lain down - enlargedImage 3: Fruitbody - side view - enlargedImage 4: Gills - close-up - highly enlargedImage 5: Stipe apex - highly enlargedImage 6: Cheilocystidia - magnifiedImage 7: Cheilocystidia - highly magnifiedImage 8: Pleurocystidium(?) in gill - magnifiedImage 9: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 10: Description

Mycena acicula (Orange Bonnet) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Mycena acicula (Orange Bonnet)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Mycena acicula (Orange Bonnet)

A delicate orange toadstool with a long stipe. It grows on litter, especially in broad-leaved woodlands. It often appears during wet spells in the summer as well as later in the season.

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