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Nitrous Bonnet

Photo: @sergiopileggi · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC

Fungi and other organisms

Nitrous Bonnet

Mycena leptocephala

Observations in the area
1
Last sighting
3 January 2024
Category
Fungi and other organisms
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The species

Mycena leptocephala, commonly known as the nitrous bonnet, is a species of fungus in the Mycenaceae family. The mushrooms have conical grayish caps that reach up to 3 cm (1.2 in) in diameter, and thin fragile stems up to 5 cm (2.0 in) long. The gills are gray and distantly spaced. The spores are elliptical, typically measure 7–10 by 4–6 μm, and are white in deposit. When viewed under a light microscope, the gills have abundant spindle-shaped cystidia on the gill...

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