Mycena crocata

Mycena crocata
M. crocata exuding red latex from broken stipe.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Basidiomycetes
Order:	Agaricales
Family:	Mycenaceae
Genus:	Mycena
Species:	M. crocata
Binomial name
Mycena crocata (Schrad.) P. Kumm.

Mycena crocata
Mycological characteristics
	gills on hymenium
	cap is conical
	hymenium is adnate
	stipe is bare
	spore print is white
	ecology is saprotrophic
	edibility: unknown

Mycena crocata is a species of mushroom in the Mycenaceae family.^[1] The common name Saffrondrop Bonnet refers to the red or orange latex that it exudes if the stipe is broken.^[2] Its habitat is woody debris and leaf litter in deciduous woodland, especially Beech.^[2]

References

1. ^ "Mycena crocata (Schrad.) P. Kumm. 1871". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. http://www.mycobank.org/MycoTaxo.aspx?Link=T&Rec=169501. Retrieved 2010-10-31. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Paul Sterry, Barry Hughes (2009). Complete British Mushrooms and Toadstools. Collins. ISBN 0007232241. 

External links

• Mycena crocata in Index Fungorum.