Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales Family: Mycenaceae
Species: Mycena sanguinolenta (Alb. & Schwein.) P. Kumm.
Synonyms: Agaricus cruentus
Agaricus sanguinolentus
Mycena cruenta
Common Name: Bleeding Bonnet


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Mycena sanguinolenta

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Fagus sylvatica (7)
Pinaceae (2)
Tsuga heterophylla (1)
Quercus (1)
Larix (1)
Bryophyta (1)
Picea sitchensis (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland and scrub (10)
Bog: raised (2)
Neutral grassland: semi-improved (2)
Parkland and scattered trees (2)
Woodland (2)
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (2)
Woodland: coniferous (2)
Woodland: mixed (2)
Built up area, domestic (1)
Marsh/marshy grassland (1)
Scrub (1)
Woodland: broadleaved (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Twig (7)
Moss (4)
Soil Leaves (3)
Soil (2)
Soil Mossy (2)
Branch (1)
Litter (1)
Log (1)
Needles (1)
Wood (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
January (3)
May (2)
June (1)
July (1)
August (4)
September (14)
October (12)
November (3)