Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales Family: Mycenaceae
Species: Mycena vitilis (Fr.) Quél.
Synonyms: Agaricus vitilis
Mycena filopes
Common Name: Snapping Bonnet


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Mycena vitilis

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Fagus sylvatica (29)
Corylus avellana (4)
Quercus (3)
Betula (2)
Fraxinus excelsior (2)
Bryophyta (1)
Larix (1)
Quercus robur (1)
Salix (1)
Crataegus monogyna (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland and scrub (18)
Woodland (11)
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (8)
Woodland: mixed (5)
Woodland: broadleaved (4)
Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (4)
Parkland and scattered trees (3)
Woodland: coniferous, plantation (3)
Neutral grassland: semi-improved (2)
Bog: raised (1)
Built up area, domestic (1)
Grassland: calcareous, semi-improved, upland (1)
Marginal/inundation: marginal (1)
Marsh/marshy grassland (1)
Scrub (1)
Woodland: mixed, plantation (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Leaf Litter (25)
Soil Leaves (13)
Soil (5)
Moss (2)
Soil Mossy (2)
Twig (2)
Fallen Wood (1)
Litter (1)
Rotting Wood (1)
Tree (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
May (3)
July (1)
August (9)
September (15)
October (32)
November (4)