Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales Family: Mycenaceae
Species: Mycena arcangeliana Bres.
Synonyms: Agaricus galericulatus
Bonet Archangel
Mycena arcangeliana var. oortiana
Mycena archangeliana
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
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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Fagus sylvatica (27)
Quercus (10)
Corylus avellana (8)
Salix (2)
Quercus robur (2)
Pteridium aquilinum (2)
Betula (2)
Quercus petraea (2)
Pinopsida (1)
Picea (1)
Crataegus monogyna (1)
Acer pseudoplatanus (1)
Rosa (1)
Rubus fruticosus (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (20)
Woodland and scrub (19)
Neutral grassland: semi-improved (10)
Woodland (10)
Woodland: mixed (9)
Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (8)
Parkland and scattered trees (7)
Built up area, domestic (5)
Woodland: broadleaved (5)
Woodland: coniferous, plantation (4)
Scrub (3)
Grassland: calcareous, semi-improved, upland (2)
Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (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: broadleaved (1)
Woodland: plantation (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Twig (18)
Log (12)
Dead Wood (8)
Fallen Twig (6)
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)
Fallen 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 (9)
September (11)
October (46)
November (9)
December (1)