Mycena urania
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Agaricus uranius Fr. | |
Mycena urania | |
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 | Gills on hymenium |
 | Cap is conical |
 | Hymenium is adnate |
 | Stipe is bare |
 | Spore print is white |
 | Ecology is saprotrophic |
 | Edibility is unknown |
Mycena urania, commonly known as the violet bonnet,[1] is a species of mushroom in the family Mycenaceae. First named Agaricua uranius in 1818 by Swedish mycologist Elias Magnus Fries, it was assigned its current name in 1872 by the French naturalist Lucien Quélet.[2]
Description
The cap is initially conic in shape, and expands to hemispheric in maturity, typically reaching 0.4 to 1 cm (0.2 to 0.4 in) in diameter.[3]
Distribution
A rare species, the North American distribution of Mycena urania includes Michigan, North Carolina, and Tennessee.[3] It has also been collected in the Scottish Cairngorms.[4]
References
- ^ "Recommended English Names for Fungi in the UK" (PDF). British Mycological Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-16.
- ^ Quélet L. (1872). "Les Champignons de Jura et des Vosges". Mémoires de la Société d'Émulation de Montbéliard. 2. 5: 243.
- ^ a b Smith AH. (1947). North American species of Mycena. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press. pp. 270–71.
- ^ Shaw P, Thompson D. (2006). The Nature of the Cairngorms: Diversity in a Changing Environment. Edinburgh: The Stationery Office. p. 154. ISBN 978-0-7486-3294-7. Retrieved 2009-09-26.