Rosy Bonnet Mushroom
Poisonous 
Autumn 
Summer 
This mushroom was once considered edible but contains small amounts of muscarine so is now off the menu.
| Mushroom Type | |
| Common Names | Rosy Bonnet Mushroom |
| Scientific Name | Mycena rosea |
| Season Start | Jul |
| Season End | Nov |
| Average Mushroom height (CM) | 12 |
| Average Cap width (CM) | 8 |
Cap
Convex, pink to lilac with a darker umbo and radial lines more obvious towards the edge.
Gills
Gills off white with a lilac hint, fairly spaced.
Stem
Pink to lilac, usually tapering towards the top and broader than the Lilac Bonnet, Mycena pura. Can be twisted with small, fine, white woolly patches.
Flesh
White to lilac.
Habitat
In deciduous and mixed woodland living on the leaf litter.
Possible Confusion
The Lilac Bonnet, Mycena pura, pictured. The Lilac Bonnet is smaller than the rosea and doesn’t usually have a tapering stem. Some people consider that the two mushrooms are the same.
Spore Print
White. Ellipsoid to cylindrical.
Taste / Smell
Has a faint smell of radish.
Frequency
Uncommon.
Other Facts
The gills of the Mycena rosea are a phosphorescent and glow in the dark.
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