Common Bonnet - Mycena galericulata

A common fungi with a smooth bell shaped or conical cap 20-40mm (0.8-1.6in) in diameter, pale edges becoming darker brown towards the center on a smooth slender reddish brown rooting stalk upto 10cm (4in) high, the edges of the cap can curl up and become wavy in mature specimens. Underneath the gills are white tinged pink when mature, broadly spaced and the spore print is white. A Saprobic species, it is usually found on rotting hardwood trees and stumps in dense clusters in the spring and autumn.

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