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Fungi: Basidiomycota: Agaricomycetes: Agaricales: Mycenaceae: Mycena epipterygia (Scop.) Gray

Mycena epipterygia – yellowleg bonnet

Synonyms: Agaricus citrinellus, Agaricus epipterygius, Agaricus flavipes, Agaricus nutans, Agaricus pelliculosus, Agaricus plicatocrenatus, Agaricus tenellus, Collopus epipterygius, Mycena citrinella, Mycena flavipes, Mycena pelliculosa, Mycena plicatocrenata, Mycena splendidipes, Mycena viscosa, Mycena vulgaris, Prunulus epipterygius, Prunulus splendidipes.

Common name: yellowleg bonnet.

Extract from Wikipedia article: Mycena epipterygia is a species of fungi in the Mycenaceae family of mushrooms commonly found in Europe. The species is saprotrophic and its appearance is quite variable. Some parts of the fungus are bioluminescent.

Danish: Gulstokket huesvamp, Dutch: Graskleefsteelmycena, Finnish: Keltajalkahiippo, German: Dehnbarer Helmling, Hungarian: Enyves kígyógomba, Lithuanian: Tamprioji šalmabudė, Polish: Grzybówka cytrynowa, Swedish: Flåhätta, Ukrainian: Міцена слизька.

Photos of this mushroom from East and Central Texas

Yellowleg bonnet mushrooms (<B>Mycena epipterygia</B>) under bushes of wax myrtle near the lake on Chinquapin Trail in Huntsville State Park. Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2018-12-15.htm">December 15, 2018</A>
LinkYellowleg bonnet mushrooms (Mycena epipterygia) under bushes of wax myrtle near the lake on Chinquapin Trail in Huntsville State Park. Texas, December 15, 2018
Location on mapsNew Waverly, TX 77358, USA
Group of yellowleg bonnet mushrooms (<B>Mycena epipterygia</B>) under bushes of wax myrtle near the lake on Chinquapin Trail in Huntsville State Park. Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2018-12-15.htm">December 15, 2018</A>
LinkGroup of yellowleg bonnet mushrooms (Mycena epipterygia) under bushes of wax myrtle near the lake on Chinquapin Trail in Huntsville State Park. Texas, December 15, 2018
Location on mapsNew Waverly, TX 77358, USA
Yellowleg bonnet mushrooms (<B>Mycena epipterygia</B>) among pine needles on Chinquapin Trail in Huntsville State Park. Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2018-12-15.htm">December 15, 2018</A>
LinkYellowleg bonnet mushrooms (Mycena epipterygia) among pine needles on Chinquapin Trail in Huntsville State Park. Texas, December 15, 2018
Location on mapsNew Waverly, TX 77358, USA
Yellowleg bonnet mushrooms (<B>Mycena epipterygia</B>) on black background on Chinquapin Trail in Huntsville State Park. Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2018-12-15.htm">December 15, 2018</A>
LinkYellowleg bonnet mushrooms (Mycena epipterygia) on black background on Chinquapin Trail in Huntsville State Park. Texas, December 15, 2018
Location on mapsNew Waverly, TX 77358, USA
Close up of yellowleg bonnet mushrooms (<B>Mycena epipterygia</B>) on Chinquapin Trail in Huntsville State Park. Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2018-12-15.htm">December 15, 2018</A>
LinkClose up of yellowleg bonnet mushrooms (Mycena epipterygia) on Chinquapin Trail in Huntsville State Park. Texas, December 15, 2018
Location on mapsNew Waverly, TX 77358, USA
Yellowleg bonnet mushrooms (<B>Mycena epipterygia</B> var. viscosa) at the base of a pine tree on Chinquapin Trail in Huntsville State Park. Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2018-12-15.htm">December 15, 2018</A>
LinkYellowleg bonnet mushrooms (Mycena epipterygia var. viscosa) at the base of a pine tree on Chinquapin Trail in Huntsville State Park. Texas, December 15, 2018
Location on mapsNew Waverly, TX 77358, USA
Yellowleg bonnet mushrooms (<B>Mycena epipterygia</B> var. viscosa) at the base of a standing pine on Chinquapin Trail in Huntsville State Park. Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2018-12-15.htm">December 15, 2018</A>
LinkYellowleg bonnet mushrooms (Mycena epipterygia var. viscosa) at the base of a standing pine on Chinquapin Trail in Huntsville State Park. Texas, December 15, 2018
Location on mapsNew Waverly, TX 77358, USA
Yellowleg bonnet mushrooms (<B>Mycena epipterygia</B> var. viscosa) at the base of a pine tree near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2021-01-13.htm">January 13, 2021</A>
LinkYellowleg bonnet mushrooms (Mycena epipterygia var. viscosa) at the base of a pine tree near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 13, 2021
Location on mapsLone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Side view of yellowleg bonnet mushrooms (<B>Mycena epipterygia</B> var. viscosa) at the base of a pine tree near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2021-01-13.htm">January 13, 2021</A>
LinkSide view of yellowleg bonnet mushrooms (Mycena epipterygia var. viscosa) at the base of a pine tree near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 13, 2021
Location on mapsLone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA

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