Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales Family: Mycenaceae
Species: Mycena arcangeliana Bres.
Synonyms: Agaricus galericulatus
Mycena arcangeliana var. oortiana
Mycena archangeliana var. oortiana
Mycena lineata
Mycena lineata var. olivascens
Mycena olivascens
Mycena oortiana
Mycena vitilis var. olivascens
Common Name: Angel's Bonnet


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Mycena arcangelianaPhotographer: © Anna Lepšová
Photographer: © Anna Lepšová

Photographer: © Anna Lepšová
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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Fagus sylvatica (25)
Quercus (9)
Corylus avellana (8)
Quercus petraea (2)
Betula (2)
Pteridium aquilinum (2)
Rubus fruticosus agg. (1)
Salix (1)
Rosa (1)
Pinopsida (1)
Crataegus monogyna (1)
Picea (1)
Quercus robur (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland and scrub (19)
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (18)
Neutral grassland: semi-improved (10)
Woodland (10)
Woodland: mixed (9)
Parkland and scattered trees (7)
Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (6)
Built up area, domestic (5)
Woodland: broadleaved (5)
Woodland: coniferous, plantation (4)
Scrub (3)
Grassland: calcareous, semi-improved, upland (2)
Bog: raised (1)
Boundaries: hedge with trees, species-rich (1)
Cultivated/disturbed land: amenity grassland (1)
Grassland: acidic, unimproved, lowland (1)
Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (1)
Woodland: plantation (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Twig (16)
Log (11)
Dead Wood (8)
Fallen Twig (5)
Branch (4)
Stump (4)
Soil (3)
Wood (3)
Dead Twig (2)
Fallen Wood (2)
Leaf Litter (2)
Mossy Wood (2)
Buried Wood (1)
Dead Branch (1)
Needles (1)
Rotting Wood (1)
Soil Leaves (1)
Soil Needle (1)
Stem (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
March (2)
May (1)
July (1)
August (7)
September (10)
October (43)
November (8)