Mycena is a common and cosmopolitan genus of mushrooms with over 500 known species. Sometimes bright and colorful, often drab and dull. They can be found growing on dead wood, leaf litter, and other decaying organic matter. Commonly found on logs. Attached gills. White spore print. Note smell in field.
Mycena Mushrooms at Indiana Fungi
Resources:
- Mycenoid Mushrooms (with key) at MushroomExpert.Com
- Key to the MYCENOID SPECIES in the Pacific Northwest (many described also found in the Midwest).
- The Mycenas of Northern Europe – Detailed descriptions of Mycena mushrooms. many of them also occurring in North America.
- Mycena Mushrooms at Indiana Mushrooms
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