Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales Family: Mycenaceae
Species: Mycena adonis var. adonis (Bull.) Gray
Synonyms: Agaricus adonis
Agaricus floridulus
Atheniella adonis
Collybia floridula
Hemimycena adonis
Marasmiellus adonis
Marasmiellus floridulus
Mycena adonis
Mycena clavus
Mycena floridula
Mycena rubella
Common Name: Scarlet Bonnet


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Mycena adonis var. adonisPhotographer: © Mark Wright
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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Betula pubescens (2)
Sphagnum (2)
Bryophyta (1)
Pinus (1)
Poa (1)
Poaceae (1)
Quercus (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Acid grassland: semi-improved (4)
Bog (2)
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (2)
Woodland: mixed (2)
Calcareous grassland: unimproved (1)
Festuca ovina-Agrostis capillaris-Galium saxatile grassland (1)
Grassland and marsh (1)
Grassland: acidic, semi-improved, upland (1)
Grassland: calcareous, semi-improved, upland (1)
Mire: blanket bog (1)
Neutral grassland: semi-improved (1)
Poor semi-improved (1)
Woodland (1)
Woodland and scrub (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Soil (8)
Soil Mossy (3)
Moss (2)
Soil Peat (2)
Leaf Litter (1)
Litter (1)
Mossy Peat (1)
Soil Grassy (1)
Soil Needle (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
May (1)
August (1)
September (1)
October (15)
November (4)