Mycena acicula (Schaeff.) P. Kumm.
(Orange Bonnet)

Interactions where Mycena acicula is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed leaf Major Mercurialis perennis Dog’s Mercury Malpighiales: Euphorbiaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Mycenaceae/Mycena acicula/Mycena aciculaorange bonnetfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/Mercurialis perennisdog's mercurydead, decayedleafMajor
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed stem of debris Major Mercurialis perennis Dog’s Mercury Malpighiales: Euphorbiaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Mycenaceae/Mycena acicula/Mycena aciculaorange bonnetfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/Mercurialis perennisdog's mercurydead, decayedstemdebrisMajor

Author & YearTitleSource
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Mycena acicula (Orange Bonnet) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Mycena acicula (Orange Bonnet) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMycena acicula (Orange 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)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Mycena acicula (Orange Bonnet)

Mycena acicula (Orange Bonnet) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Mycena acicula (Orange Bonnet):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 10 images of Mycena acicula (Orange Bonnet)

A delicate orange toadstool with a long stipe. It grows on litter, especially in broad-leaved woodlands. It often appears during wet spells in the summer as well as later in the season.

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