Mycena crocata (Schrad.) P. Kumm.
(Saffrondrop Bonnet)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMycena crocata (Saffrondrop Bonnet)
GenusMycena (a genus of bonnet toadstools)
FamilyMYCENACEAE (bonnet toadstools and their allies)
OrderAGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Mycena crocata (Saffrondrop Bonnet) :
1: Mycena crocata (Saffrondrop Bonnet)
20 Sep 2001 OSGR: SU91 50° 50’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: West Sussex (VC 13) England
under Beech
Image 1: Cap - oblique viewImage 2: Caps - oblique viewImage 3: Caps - oblique view (2)Image 4: Caps - side viewImage 5: Caps - undersideImage 6: Cap - undersideImage 7: CollectionImage 8: Fruitbodies - side viewImage 9: Stipe and milkImage 10: Stipe base - close-upImage 11: Stipe base - close-up (2)Image 12: Stipes - lower part of stipes

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
BMS Slide Colllection 1992 Fungi of British Beech woods Vol 06 (1) Page: 14-15

Mycena crocata (Saffrondrop Bonnet) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Mycena crocata (Saffrondrop Bonnet)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 12 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Mycena crocata (Saffrondrop Bonnet)
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