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Mycena luteopallens.   Click a photo to enlarge it.   back to list

synonyms: Walnut Mycena
Mycena luteopallens Mushroom
Ref No: 8410
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location: North America
edibility: Inedible
fungus colour: White to cream, Yellow
normal size: Less than 5cm
cap type: Conical or nearly so
stem type: Stem much longer than cap diameter
spore colour: White, cream or yellowish
habitat: Grows on plant material/manure

Mycena luteopallens (Pk.) Sacc. Walnut Mycena. Cap 1-1.5cm across, ovate to bell-shaped, then soon flattened; bright yellow to orange, fading to white; slightly downy then smooth, translucent when wet. Gills adnexed, almost distant; yellow to apricot with paler margins; minutely hairy. Stem 40-100 x 1-1.5mm; pale yellow with prominent hairs at base. Spores ellipsoid, amyloid, 7-9 x 4-5.5µ. Deposit white. Habitat only found growing on the remains of hickory and walnut shells. Very common. Found throughout eastern North America, west to Michigan. Season September-November. Edibility not known -avoid. Comment A very pretty species, easily recognized by its specific habitat.

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