Roridomyces roridus (Fr.) Rexer
(Dripping Bonnet)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesRoridomyces roridus (Dripping Bonnet)
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 Roridomyces roridus (Dripping Bonnet) :
1: Roridomyces roridus (Dripping Bonnet)
4 Jul 1981 OSGR: ST89 51° 40’ N, 2° 10’ W Vice County: East Glos (VC 33) England
on dead bramble stem
Image 1: Fruitbody - side view showing gills - in situ - enlargedImage 2: Gills and stipe apex - close-up - enlargedImage 3: Cheilocystidia - magnifiedImage 4: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 5: Description

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Weightman, J. 2006 Small Mycenas et al. - spare them a second glance Field Mycology Vol 7 (1): 16-20.

Roridomyces roridus (Dripping Bonnet) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Roridomyces roridus (Dripping Bonnet)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Roridomyces roridus (Dripping Bonnet)

A small white Mycena with a stipe thickly coated in viscid mucilage. It grows from vegetable debris, especially bramble stems and is not uncommon in woodland, but needs to be searched for.

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