Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales	Family: Mycenaceae
Species: Mycena leptocephala (Pers.) Gillet

Synonyms:

Agaricus alcalinus subsp. leptocephalus Agaricus leptocephalus Bonet Benfain Mycena alcalina var. chlorinella Mycena ammoniaca Mycena chlorinella Mycena metata

Common Name:

Nitrous Bonnet

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Fagus sylvatica (5) Picea (4) Quercus (2) Poaceae (2) Betula (1) Pinus (1) Pinopsida (1) Fraxinus excelsior (1) Abies alba (1) Bryophyta (1) Carex (1) Larix (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (8) Woodland and scrub (6) Woodland (5) Woodland: mixed (4) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (3) Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (3) Woodland: broadleaved (3) Woodland: coniferous, plantation (3) Parkland and scattered trees (2) Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (2) Acid grassland (1) Bog: raised (1) Boundaries: hedge with trees (1) Built up area, domestic (1) Calcareous grassland (1) Calcareous grassland: unimproved (1) Grassland: acidic, unimproved, lowland (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil (10) Soil Grassy (5) Litter (3) Soil Leaves (3) Soil Mossy (3) Branch (2) Soil Needle (2) Twig (2) Cone (1) Wood (1) Woody debris (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: June (1) July (1) August (6) September (12) October (24) November (5)