- Mycena olida
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Mycena olida 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Fungi Division: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes Order: Agaricales Family: Mycenaceae Genus: Mycena Species: M. olida Binomial name Mycena olida
Bres. (1887)Synonyms Hemimycena olida (Bres.) Singer
Marasmiellus olidus (Bres.) Singer (1951)Mycena olida Mycological characteristics
gills on hymenium 
cap is conical 
hymenium is adnate 
stipe is bare 
spore print is white 
ecology is saprotrophic 
edibility: unknown Mycena olida, commonly known as the rancid bonnet,[1] is a species of mushroom in the Mycenaceae family. It was first described in 1887 by Italian mycologist Giacomo Bresadola.[2]
Description
The cap, initially conical to convex in shape, flattens out with age and typically reaches diameters of up to 1.5 cm (0.6 in).[3]
References
- ^ "English Names for fungi". British Mycological Society website. British Mycological Society. http://www.britmycolsoc.org.uk/library/english-names/.
- ^ Bresadola G. (1887). "Fungi tridentini". Fungi tridentini 1 (6–7): 73.
- ^ "Mycena olida". Key to the Mycenas of Norway. http://home.online.no/~araronse/Mycenakey/olida.htm. Retrieved 2009-09-26.
External links
Categories:- Mycena
- Fungi described in 1887
- Fungi of Europe
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