Lab 6 - Common Bonnet (Mycena galericulata)

During Lab 6, I observed common bonnets. These mushrooms grow in damp habitats (like all mushrooms) and were first described in 1722. They usually live in clusters, on dead stumps and can be found all over the Northern Hemisphere but have been found in Africa. You can tell common bonnets apart from all other mushrooms due to their distinct groove caps. The colours are always brown. Their shape varies throughout the different species, ranging from bell-like to flattened with an umbo. The stem of the mushroom is white, this and hollow. The gills are grey, white or pink(ish). They can grow up to 4 cm in diameter.

Posted on October 19, 2021 09:47 PM by olivia_boeker