Mycena aetites

Mycena aetites, commonly known as the drab bonnet,[1] is a species of mushroom in the family Mycenaceae. First described as Agaricus aetites by Swedish mycologist Elias Magnus Fries in 1838, it was assigned its current name in 1872 by Lucien Quélet.[2] This rare mushroom is found in Europe.

Mycena aetites
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Agaricales
Family:	Mycenaceae
Genus:	Mycena
Species:	M. aetites
Binomial name
Mycena aetites (Fr.) Quél. (1872)
Synonyms
Agaricus aetites Fr. (1838) Agaricus consimilis Cooke Agaricus umbelliferus Schaeff. Mycena cinerea Massee & Crossl. Mycena consimilis (Cooke) Sacc. Mycena umbellifera (Schaeff.) Quél.

Mycena aetites
float Mycological characteristics
	gills on hymenium
	cap is conical
	hymenium is adnate
	stipe is bare
	spore print is white
	ecology is saprotrophic
	edibility: inedible

Description

The cap is a grey-brown color that is somewhat darker in the center. Initially conical in shape, the cap flattens out in maturity to become bell-shaped; the cap can reach a diameter of up to 2 cm (0.8 in).[3] The stipe of M. aetites has a pruinose apex and isglabrous below. The mushrooms has an raphanoid odour.[4]

A similar species is Mycena abramsii. This species usually grows on woods and have cheilocystidia with a clear acute-neck.[4]

Ecology

Mycena aetites grows on decayed wood and woody debris in temperate ecosystems.[4]

Edibility

Mycena aetites is considered inedible. It has an indistinct taste, and a faint odor of radish.[3]

References

1. "Recommended English Names for Fungi in the UK" (PDF). British Mycological Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-16.
2. Quélet L. (1872). "Les Champignons de Jura et des Vosges". Mémoires de la Société d'Émulation de Montbéliard. 5: 242.
3. Jordan M. (2004). The Encyclopedia of Fungi of Britain and Europe. London: Frances Lincoln. p. 162. ISBN 0-7112-2378-5. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
4. "Mycena aetites". mycena.no. Retrieved 2018-04-04.