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Mycena viscidocruenta (Family: Tricholomataceae) |
 
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Common name: Ruby bonnet  |
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Inedible |
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15 - 20 mm |
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Dark red (lurid) |
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Mushroom slimy or sticky |
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white to cream |
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| General info: |
Mycena viscidocruenta is a small mycena with caps of around 1cm, brilliant red, hemispherical then becoming sometimes depressed.
The flesh and stem are the same colour as the cap, but the gills are sometimes a little paler. There is no ring or volva, and the cap can be quite viscid especially in wet weather. The stem is slender and hollow.
It grows on small sticks and leaves, especially in moist gullies. It's a common fungus around Cape Town in temperate rainforest areas of ZA. |
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The gills are paler than the cap. Stem to 4 cm long, slender to 0.5 cm wide, sticky or slimy when wet as is the cap.
The spores are elongated smooth ovals, with one end a bit pointy. |
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Stem to 4 cm long, slender to 0.5 cm wide, sticky or slimy when wet as is the cap. |
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| Habitat: |
Grows on plant material/manure |
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| Usually found in small groups attached to wood with some whitish mycelium at base. |
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• Bossiedokter |
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