Hemimycena candida (Bres.) Singer
(a toadstool)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHemimycena candida (a toadstool)
GenusHemimycena (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 Hemimycena candida (a toadstool) :
1: Hemimycena candida (a toadstool)
17 Oct 2000 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
at base of Comfrey
Image 1: CapImage 2: Cap (2)Image 3: Cap - side viewImage 4: FruitbodiesImage 5: Fruitbodies - side viewsImage 6: Fruitbodies - top viewImage 7: GillsImage 8: Gills (2)Image 9: Gills (3)Image 10: CapImage 11: FruitbodiesImage 12: Fruitbody - side viewImage 13: Fruitbody - side view (2)Image 14: Fruitbody - side view (3)Image 15: GillsImage 16: StipeImage 17: Stipe bases - close-upImage 18: Stipe - close-upImage 19: BasidiosporesImage 20: Basidiospores (2)Image 21: Basidiospores (3)Image 22: Basidiospores (4)Image 23: CheilocystidiaImage 24: Cheilocystidia (2)Image 25: Cheilocystidia (3)Image 26: Cheilocystidia (4)Image 27: Cheilocystidia (5)Image 28: Cheilocystidia along gill edgeImage 29: Cheilocystidia along gill edge (2)

Hemimycena candida (a toadstool) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Hemimycena candida (a toadstool)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Hemimycena candida (a toadstool)

A small white toadstool with widely-spaced decurrent gills. It grows from the base of fading Symphytum plants.

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