Mycena sp. (genus)
Mycena at Wellington Park, TAS
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| Mycena sp. (genus) | Heinol | 14 May 2025 | |
| Unverified | VanessaC | 12 May 2025 |
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User's notes
I'm not sure if there are two species here or just one.
2 comments
14 May 2025
I'd guess one species, with the caps becoming paler as the cells in the cap expand. You see the same effect with a balloon. It can be quite dark before you start blowing into it, but much paler when fully inflated. Ypou could say there's a fixed amount of colour available to the balloon/mushroom and, once expanded, that fixed amount of colour is spread over a larger area and so must become paler.
Location information
- Coordinates 147.152559-42.864137
- Places Wellington Park, TAS
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 9 May 2025 04:19 PM Recorded on
- VanessaC Recorded by
Collections
- VanessaC NatureMapr Mycena sp. (genus) Caps on stems; gills below caps [mushrooms or mushroom-like] Fungi
Species information
- Mycena sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Mycena Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1420.9m Recorded at altitude
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