Species details
Snapping bonnet
Mycena vitilis
Inedible
Photo: Matej Frančeškin · CC BY 4.0 · Photo source · License
Description
A small greyish bonnet with a very long, thin and flexible stem that can bend strongly without breaking.
Identification features
Cap 1–3 cm wide, conical to bell-shaped, pale grey to beige. Stem 6–10 cm or longer, only 1–2 mm thick, cartilaginous and notably flexible.
Identification checklist
Check the very long thin stem, which is unusually flexible and difficult to snap.
Detailed features
- Cap
- Cap 1–3 cm wide, conical to bell-shaped, pale grey to beige.
- Stem
- Stem 6–10 cm or longer, only 1–2 mm thick, cartilaginous and notably flexible.
Size
- Cap diameter
- 1–3 cm
- Stem height
- 6–10 cm
Habitat
Grows on small woody debris in deciduous and coniferous woodland, mainly in late summer and autumn.
Fruiting period
August, September, October, November
Ecology
- Notes
- Grows on small woody debris in deciduous and coniferous woodland, mainly in late summer and autumn.
How to separate similar species
Many grey bonnets look similar; stem flexibility is useful but not sufficient in atypical specimens.