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Pixie's Parasol

Mycena interrupta

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Australia.January 14, February 16, March 68, April 575, May 1,202, June 980, July 343, August 45, September 6, October 2, November 12, December 1.
Australia3,264
Victoria2,328
New Zealand820
Tasmania742
Wellington Region189
Otago Region121
New South Wales92
South Australia87
Canterbury Region84
Bay of Plenty Region78

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Ecological

  • DecomposerBreaks down dead organic matter, recycling nutrientsFrom its classification

Group and habits

  • Human edibleListed as edible by a harvested source. This is a research trait, not foraging advice.FungiTastic metadata

Edibility, toxicity and medicinal traits are records from datasets, not advice. Never eat, handle or use a wild species on the strength of an app.

Classification

KingdomFungi Including Lichens · Fungi
PhylumBasidiomycete Fungi · Basidiomycota
ClassMushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies · Agaricomycetes
OrderCommon Gilled Mushrooms and Allies · Agaricales
FamilyMycenaceae
GenusBonnets · Mycena

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Pixie's Parasol with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.