Mycena strobilinoides

Mycena strobilinoides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Mycenaceae
Genus: Mycena
Species:
M. strobilinoides
Binomial name
Mycena strobilinoides
Peck (1893)
Synonyms
  • Prunulus strobilinoides Murrill (1916)
  • Prunulus aurantiacus Murrill (1916)
  • Mycena aurantiaca Murrill (1916)

Mycena strobilinoides, commonly known as the flame mycena, or scarlet fairy helmet, is a species of agaric fungus in the family Mycenaceae.

The cap is up to 2 centimetres (3⁄4 in) wide, conical to bell-shaped, and smooth. It is initially red, then bright orange and paler shades. The stem is up to 6 cm (2+1⁄4 in) long and has long orange hairs, mostly at the base. The spores are amyloid, ellipsoid, and measure 7–9 by 4–5 μm. The spore print is white.

There are some similar species in the genus but they mostly differ in color.

It is found in North America, where it fruits scattered or in dense groups on needle beds and moss. It is more common in western than eastern North America and is also found in Europe. It prefers to grow at elevations greater than 760 metres (2,500 ft) in montane locales.[citation needed]

References

  1. 1 2 Smith AH. (1947). North American Species of Mycena. Ann Arbor, Michigan: University of Michigan Press.
  2. 1 2 Murrill WA. (1916). "Agaricaceae Tribe Agariceae". North American Flora. 9 (5): 297–374.
  3. ↑ Murrill WA. (1916). "Pleurotus, Omphalia, Mycena, and Collybia published in North American Flora". Mycologia. 8 (4): 218–21. doi:10.2307/3753527. JSTOR 3753527.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Arora, David (1986) [1979]. Mushrooms Demystified: A Comprehensive Guide to the Fleshy Fungi (2nd ed.). Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Press. p. 228. ISBN 978-0-89815-170-1.
  5. 1 2 Trudell, Steve; Ammirati, Joe (2009). Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest. Timber Press Field Guides. Portland, OR: Timber Press. pp. 129–130. ISBN 978-0-88192-935-5.
  6. ↑ McKnight VB, McKnight KH. (1987). A Field Guide to Mushrooms: North America. Peterson Field Guides. Boston, Massachusetts: Houghton Mifflin. p. 176. ISBN 0-395-91090-0.
Mycena strobilinoides
Mycological characteristics
Gills on hymenium
Cap is campanulate or conical
Hymenium is adnate or decurrent
Stipe is bare
Spore print is white
Ecology is saprotrophic
Edibility is unknown