Fungi › Mycenaceae
orange mycena
Mycena leana
29 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
orange gilled waxcapHumidicutis marginata
Velvet FootFlammulina velutipes
Eastern American jack-o'-lanternOmphalotus illudens
Yellow Deer MushroomPluteus chrysophlebius
Funeral BellGalerina marginata
Pinewood GingertailXeromphalina campanella
Orange Faint Foot MushroomHeimiomyces tenuipes
Goblet WaxcapHygrocybe cantharellus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Ontario | 3,519 |
|---|---|
| Ohio | 2,805 |
| Pennsylvania | 2,144 |
| New York | 1,791 |
| Michigan | 1,718 |
| Indiana | 1,255 |
| Wisconsin | 943 |
| Vermont | 697 |
| Quebec | 584 |
| Minnesota | 516 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Ecological
- DecomposerBreaks down dead organic matter, recycling nutrientsFrom its classification
Group and habits
- OrangeAdded by a member
Classification
| Kingdom | Fungi Including Lichens · Fungi |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Basidiomycete Fungi · Basidiomycota |
| Class | Mushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies · Agaricomycetes |
| Order | Common Gilled Mushrooms and Allies · Agaricales |
| Family | Mycenaceae |
| Genus | Bonnets · Mycena |
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Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise orange mycena with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.