Clustered Bonnet - Mycena inclinata

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Description

Cap 2 to 3 cm across, conical expanding to bell shaped with prominent umbo, reddish brown, darker and lined towards centre, lighter in colour when dry, margin slightly overhanging the gills giving a delicately scalloped appearance. The stipe is usually lighter towards the cap.

Identification difficulty
Habitat

In dense tufts on oak stumps.

When to see it

Late summer to autumn.

UK Status

Widespread and fairly frequent in Britain.

VC55 Status

Common and widespread in Leicestershire and Rutland.

  • David Nicholls
    Cademan Wood
    04 November 2012
  • David Nicholls
    Cademan Wood
    04 November 2012
  • David Nicholls
    Field Head woodland
    22 October 2020
  • David Nicholls
    Swiuthland Wood
    11 November 2012
  • Melinda Bell
    Staunton Harold, driveway
    13 November 2019
  • AJ Cann
    Martinshaw
    30 September 2017
    Spore print

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

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Species profile

Common names
Clustered Bonnet
Species group:
Fungi
Kingdom:
Fungi
Order:
Agaricales
Family:
Mycenaceae
Records on NatureSpot:
16
First record:
04/11/2012 (Nicholls, David)
Last record:
15/10/2024 (Isabel Raval)

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% of records within its species group

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  • Melinda Bell
    Staunton Harold, driveway
    13 November 2019
  • Melinda Bell
    Staunton Harold, driveway
    13 November 2019
  • Saharima Roenisch
    Abbey Park
    06 February 2017
  • AJ Cann
    Martinshaw
    30 September 2017
  • David Nicholls
    Field Head woodland
    22 October 2020
  • David Nicholls
    Altar Stones
    09 November 2019
  • Melinda Bell
    Staunton Harold, driveway
    13 November 2019
  • Saharima Roenisch
    Abbey Park
    06 February 2017
  • AJ Cann
    Martinshaw
    30 September 2017