Species details
Clustered bonnet
Mycena inclinata
Inedible
Photo: Jac. Janssen from Baarlo lb, NL · CC BY 2.0 · Photo source · License
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Description
A small bonnet growing in dense clusters on old hardwood, with long stems often inclined because of the clustered growth.
Identification features
Caps are small, bell-shaped to convex, grey-brown and distinctly striate at the margin. Stems are long, thin, often curved and darker brown at the base.
Identification checklist
Check dense clustered growth on wood, long inclined stems and the strongly striate margin of the bell-shaped cap.
How to separate similar species
Other bonnets may grow on the same wood. Size, growth habit, stem colour and odour help narrow the identification.
Habitat
Grows in dense clusters on stumps and dead hardwood, especially oak, from autumn into early winter.
Fruiting period
September, October, November, December