| Mycena crocata | |
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| M. crocata exuding red latex from broken stipe. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Basidiomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Mycenaceae |
| Genus: | Mycena |
| Species: | M. crocata |
| Binomial name | |
| Mycena crocata (Schrad.) P. Kumm. |
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| Mycena crocata | |
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| Mycological characteristics | |
| gills on hymenium | |
| cap is conical | |
| hymenium is adnate | |
| stipe is bare | |
| spore print is white | |
| ecology is saprotrophic | |
| edibility: unknown | |
Mycena crocata is a species of mushroom in the Mycenaceae family.[1] The common name Saffrondrop Bonnet refers to the red or orange latex that it exudes if the stipe is broken.[2] Its habitat is woody debris and leaf litter in deciduous woodland, especially Beech.[2]