Rosy Bonnet - Mycena rosea
The cap initially has a convex shape before flattening; its diameter may reach up to 6 cm. The caps vary in colour from almost white to a deep pink.
Can be found in deep leaf litter beneath deciduous trees, especially Beech and occasionally found in coniferous woodland.
Autumn.
Widespread in Britain with the majority of records coming from the southern and western regions of England.
Status in Leicestershire and Rutland nor known.
Lostash
Swithland Woods
18 October 2012
Graham Calow
Burbage Common and Woods
24 October 2013
Graham Calow
Burbage Common and Woods
24 October 2013
Lostash
Swithland Woods
18 October 2012
David Nicholls
Martinshaw Wood
19 October 2012
AJ Cann
Ulverscroft
24 September 2017
Spore print pink
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Species profile
- Common names
- Rosy Bonnet
- Species group:
- Fungi
- Kingdom:
- Fungi
- Order:
- Agaricales
- Family:
- Mycenaceae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 42
- First record:
- 17/11/2011 (Nicholls, David)
- Last record:
- 28/11/2023 (Timms, Sue)
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David Nicholls
Ratby Burroughs
17 November 2011
David Nicholls
Willesley Woods
07 October 2012
David Nicholls
Willesley Woods
07 October 2012
AJ Cann
Ulverscroft
24 September 2017
Lostash
Martinshaw Wood
02 November 2013
David Nicholls
Ratby Burroughs
17 November 2011
Graham Calow
Burbage Common and Woods
07 November 2013
