Species details
Lilac bonnet
Mycena pura
Poisonous
Photo: Dr. Hans-Günter Wagner · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Photo source · License
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Description
A small pink to violet bonnet mushroom with a characteristic radish smell.
Identification features
The cap is thin and striate, gills pale, stem slender and brittle; not for consumption.
Identification checklist
Check the entire fruitbody for identification. A small pink to violet bonnet mushroom with a characteristic radish smell. The cap is thin and striate, gills pale, stem slender and brittle; not for consumption. Typical habitat: Deciduous and coniferous woodland among litter, needles and moss.
How to separate similar species
Compare especially with these similar species: Mycena rosea, Laccaria amethystina. Check the combination of cap shape and colour, spore-bearing surface, stem, flesh changes and habitat. A single feature or photograph is not enough; if the key characters do not match the description, do not treat the identification as confirmed.
Habitat
Deciduous and coniferous woodland among litter, needles and moss.
Fruiting period
May, June, July, August, September, October, November