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Lilac Bonnet

Mycena pura

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 927, February 685, March 1,072, April 1,687, May 2,433, June 2,653, July 2,839, August 2,441, September 1,792, October 1,338, November 731, December 571.
United States21,464
Alaska19,169
California645
Canada628
Russia295
Washington289
Ontario274
British Columbia227
Oregon157
Germany155

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

Traits

Ecological

  • DecomposerBreaks down dead organic matter, recycling nutrientsFrom its classification

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

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Practise Lilac Bonnet with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.