Maryland Biodiversity Project - Yellow-stalked Mycena (Mycena epipterygia)

Yellow-stalked Mycena Mycena epipterygia (Scopoli) Gray

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Status:

Found scattered in coniferous or hardwood forests.

Description:

Cap: Yellowish to grayish-pink; convex with umbo; grooved margin in age. Gills: Yellowish/white; subdistant. Stalk: Initially bright yellow, (fades with age); hollow; coarse hairs at base. (J. Solem, pers. comm.)

Records:

There are 16 records in the project database.

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Yellow-stalked Mycena fruiting bodies in Howard Co., Maryland (1/19/2017). (Photo ID: 72847 - Psn: 30)

Yellow-stalked Mycena fruiting bodies in Howard Co., Maryland (1/19/2017). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Yellow-stalked Mycena (caps and gills) in Howard Co., Maryland (11/23/2010). (Photo ID: 20433 - Psn: 40)

Yellow-stalked Mycena (caps and gills) in Howard Co., Maryland (11/23/2010). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Yellow-stalked Mycena in Howard Co., Maryland (1/19/2017). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 325932 - Psn: 44)

Yellow-stalked Mycena in Howard Co., Maryland (1/19/2017). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Yellow-stalked Mycena (fruiting bodies) in Howard Co., Maryland (11/23/2010). (Photo ID: 20434 - Psn: 45)

Yellow-stalked Mycena (fruiting bodies) in Howard Co., Maryland (11/23/2010). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Yellow-stalked Mycena in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (11/1/2020). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 308452 - Psn: 45)

Yellow-stalked Mycena in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (11/1/2020). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Matthew Beziat. (MBP list)

Yellow-stalked Mycena in Howard Co., Maryland (1/19/2017). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Yellow-stalked Mycena in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (11/1/2020). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Matthew Beziat. (MBP list)

Yellow-stalked Mycena in Howard Co., Maryland (1/19/2017). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Yellow-stalked Mycena in Prince George's Co., Maryland (11/10/2018). Determined by Bob and Jo Solem. (Photo ID: 130329 - Psn: 55)

Yellow-stalked Mycena in Prince George's Co., Maryland (11/10/2018). Determined by Bob and Jo Solem. Photo by Anne Looker. (MBP list)

Yellow-stalked Mycena in Prince George's Co., Maryland (10/24/2020). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 260509 - Psn: 55)

Yellow-stalked Mycena in Prince George's Co., Maryland (10/24/2020). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Matthew Beziat. (MBP list)

Yellow-stalked Mycena in Prince George's Co., Maryland (11/10/2018). Determined by Bob and Jo Solem. (Photo ID: 130331 - Psn: 56)

Yellow-stalked Mycena in Prince George's Co., Maryland (11/10/2018). Determined by Bob and Jo Solem. Photo by Anne Looker. (MBP list)

Yellow-stalked Mycena in Prince George's Co., Maryland (11/10/2018). Determined by Bob and Jo Solem. (Photo ID: 130330 - Psn: 58)

Yellow-stalked Mycena in Prince George's Co., Maryland (11/10/2018). Determined by Bob and Jo Solem. Photo by Anne Looker. (MBP list)

Yellow-stalked Mycena in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (11/25/2019). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 221581 - Psn: 76)

Yellow-stalked Mycena in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (11/25/2019). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Matthew Beziat. (MBP list)

Yellow-stalked Mycena spores collected in Howard Co., Maryland (1/19/2017). Teardrop-shaped, smooth; measured 7.6-8.3 X 4.3-4.8 microns. (Photo ID: 72846 - Psn: 100)

Yellow-stalked Mycena spores collected in Howard Co., Maryland (1/19/2017). Teardrop-shaped, smooth; measured 7.6-8.3 X 4.3-4.8 microns. Photo by Robert Solem. (MBP list)

Spores collected from a Yellow-stalked Mycena specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (1/19/2017). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 325933 - Psn: 190)

Spores collected from a Yellow-stalked Mycena specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (1/19/2017). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

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