Mycena flavoalba (Fr.) Quél.
(Ivory Bonnet)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMycena flavoalba (Ivory 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 flavoalba (Ivory Bonnet) :
1: Mycena flavoalba (Ivory Bonnet)
10 Oct 2004 OSGR: TQ96 51° 20’ N, 0° 50’ E Vice County: West Kent (VC 16) England
on grass culms
Image 1: In situImage 2: Side view - showing capImage 3: Side view - showing cap (2)Image 4: Side view - showing gillsImage 5: Cap - in situ - enlargedImage 6: Gills - enlargedImage 7: Gills - enlarged (2)Image 8: Gills - enlarged (3)Image 9: Stipe base - enlargedImage 10: Spores - magnifiedImage 11: Spores - magnified (2)Image 12: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 13: Spores - highly magnified (2)Image 14: Spores - highly magnified (3)
2: Mycena flavoalba (Ivory Bonnet)
5 Oct 1998 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
in heathy grassland
Image 1: CapsImage 2: Caps - undersidesImage 3: FruitbodiesImage 4: Fruitbodies - undersides
3: Mycena flavoalba (Ivory Bonnet)
30 Oct 1977 OSGR: SU94 51° 10’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
in grassland
Image 1: Fruitbodies - top view - in situ in grassImage 2: Fruitbodies - side view - close-up - enlargedImage 3: Fruitbodies - side view - in situ - bases exposed - enlargedImage 4: Fruitbodies - side view - in situ - bases exposed - enlarged (2)Image 5: Fruitbody - side view showing gills - lain down - enlargedImage 6: Gill and stipe apexes - close-up - enlargedImage 7: Cheilocystidium - highly magnifiedImage 8: Spore - highly magnified

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Weightman, J. 2006 Small Mycenas et al. - spare them a second glance Field Mycology Vol 7 (1): 16-20.

Mycena flavoalba (Ivory Bonnet) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Mycena flavoalba (Ivory Bonnet)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Mycena flavoalba (Ivory Bonnet)

A small toadstool with a whitish cap with a pale yellowish-buff centre. It is one of the commonest grassland Mycenas in lawns, mossy turf and grassy places in woods.

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