Mycena niveipes (Murrill) Murrill 1916    
Kingdom Fungi   >   Phylum Basidiomycota   >   Class Agaricomycetes   >   Order Agaricales   >   Family Mycenaceae   >   Genus Mycena   

Status:

Scattered or groups on well-decayed stumps or hardwood logs (J. Solem, pers. comm.).

Description:

Cap: Grayish-brown (white in age); smooth; convex to broadly conical; margin faintly lined; often has odor of bleach. Gills: Pale; close. Stalk: Silvery-gray to white with tiny whitish fibers; lower portion may discolor brown; white mycelium at base (J. Solem, pers. comm.).

There are 4 records in the project database.

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The mature cap showing the striated margin of Mycena niveipes in Howard Co., Maryland (10/6/2016). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

The immature fruiting body of Mycena niveipes in Howard Co., Maryland (10/6/2016). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

The gills and upper stalk of Mycena niveipes in Howard Co., Maryland (10/6/2016). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

The entire fruiting body of a Mycena niveipes in Howard Co., Maryland (10/6/2016). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Mycena niveipes in Howard Co., Maryland (10/6/2016). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Mycena niveipes in Howard Co., Maryland (10/6/2016). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Spores collected from Mycena niveipes in Howard Co., Maryland (10/6/2016). Elliptical, smooth; measured 8.4-9.7 x 5.8-6.7 microns. Photo by Robert Solem. (MBP list)

Cystidium of Mycena niveipes fruiting bodies in Howard Co., Maryland (10/6/2016). Photo by Robert Solem. (MBP list)

Spores collected from a Mycena niveipes specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (10/6/2016). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Spores collected from a Mycena niveipes specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (10/6/2016). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)


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