Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales Family: Mycenaceae
Species: Mycena tenerrima (Berk.) Quél.
Synonyms: Agaricus adscendens
Agaricus tenerrimus
Mycena adscendens
Common Name: Frosty Bonnet


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Mycena tenerrimaPhotographer: © Chris Stretch
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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Salix (6)
Fagus sylvatica (4)
Corylus avellana (3)
Quercus (3)
Picea (1)
Quercus petraea (1)
Fraxinus excelsior (1)
Betula (1)
Acer (1)
Larix (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland (7)
Woodland and scrub (6)
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (6)
Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (4)
Parkland and scattered trees (3)
Woodland: mixed (3)
Built up area, domestic (2)
Neutral grassland: semi-improved (2)
Woodland: coniferous, plantation (2)
Grassland: acidic, unimproved, lowland (1)
Marsh/marshy grassland (1)
Scrub (1)
Woodland: broadleaved (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Twig (11)
Bark (3)
Burnt Twig (2)
Cone (2)
Dead Branch (2)
Branch (1)
Cupule (1)
Dead Wood (1)
Fallen Tree (1)
Mossy tree bole (1)
Nut (1)
Seed (1)
Soil (1)
Wood (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
May (1)
June (1)
August (4)
September (8)
October (19)
November (1)
December (1)