Mycena epipterigya

Mycena epipterigya Scientific classification Kingdom: Fungi Division: Basidiomycota Class: Basidiomycetes Order: Agaricales Family: Mycenaceae Genus: Mycena Species: M. epipterygia Binomial name Mycena epipterygia (Scop.: Fr) Gray Mycena epipterygia Mycological characteristics gills on hymenium hymenium is adnate stipe is bare spore print is white ecology is saprotrophic edibility: inedible

Mycena epipterigya is a species of fungi in the Mycenaceae family of mushrooms commonly found in Europe. ^[1] The species is saprotrophic and its appearance is quite variable.

Presence

M. epipterigya is a common species in Western Europe (amongst others Netherlands and Belgium). It grows in diverse habitats: in deciduous and coniferous woods, but it is also found in heather and agrid graslands. This species grows on the ground. See the picture in the taxobox for a typical underground where M. epipterigya can be found.

Appearance

Mycena epipterigya has a sticky, elastic and deductible surface.^[1] Its cap is one to two centimetres wide and its colour varies over yellowish brown to gray-brown. The stipe is yellowish to yellow-green.

The gills are white to white-grey, sometimes with brown speckles. The spores are amyloidic and have a length of 8 to 10 micrometres and a width of 4 to 5.5 micrometres.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Gerhardt, Ewald (2006). De grote paddenstoelengids voor onderweg, Tirion uitgevers B.V., Baarn, ISBN: 90 5210 653 3