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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Mycena leptocephalaPhotographer: © David Mitchel
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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Fagus sylvatica (4)
Picea (3)
Quercus (2)
Larix (1)
Pinopsida (1)
Pinus (1)
Carex (1)
Bryophyta (1)
Betula (1)
Abies alba (1)
Poaceae (1)
Fraxinus excelsior (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)
Woodland: broadleaved (3)
Parkland and scattered trees (2)
Woodland: coniferous, plantation (2)
Bog: raised (1)
Boundaries: hedge with trees (1)
Built up area, domestic (1)
Calcareous grassland (1)
Grassland: acidic, unimproved, lowland (1)
Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (1)
Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Soil (9)
Litter (3)
Soil Grassy (3)
Branch (2)
Soil Leaves (2)
Soil Mossy (2)
Soil Needle (2)
Twig (2)
Cone (1)
Wood (1)
Woody debris (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
June (1)
July (1)
August (5)
September (12)
October (21)
November (3)