Mushrooms occurring in Europe - Mycena epipterygia

By marianomariano | Nature - mushrooms | 27 Sep 2019


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Mycena epipterygia - A hat with a diameter of 10 to 30 mm, young when bell-shaped, later bell-arched with a flat umbo; with whitish, serrated and striped, from translucent plaques, edge; surface smooth, slightly radially grooved, sticky, slippery; whitish, yellowish, ocher, greenish, usually darker at the top, with age with brown spots; when pressed, it may turn brown-red; dry can be almost white; gummy skin completely removable.

Lamellae thin, broad, of varying length, broadly adnate or serrated; when young, white, cream, with age pinkish with brownish spots; gelatinous blade.

Stem 30 to 80 mm high, 1 to 3 mm thick. Thin, slender, translucent, smooth, slippery, hollow. Lemon yellow, whitish cream, sometimes with a greenish or brownish tinge; surface young when wet, with age only slightly at the base and under the hat.

Very thin, white flesh. Mild taste, smell reminiscent of fresh cucumbers.

Occurrence: On the ground or on dead wood, in deciduous and coniferous forests, sometimes outside the forest. It grows heavily from August to November, very common.

Value: Mushroom harmless but not eaten.

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