Mycena mucosa (Mycena epipterygia)
Systematics:
- Department: Basidiomycota (Basidiomycetes)
- Subdivision: Agaricomycotina (Agaricomycetes)
- Class: Agaricomycetes (Agaricomycetes)
- Subclass: Agaricomycetidae
- Order: Agaricales (Agaric or Lamellar)
- Family: Mycenaceae (Mycene)
- Genus: Mycena (Mycena)
- Species: Mycena epipterygia (Mycena mucosa)
- Other names for the mushroom:
- Mycena lemon yellow
- Mycena is sticky
- Mycena is slippery
Synonyms:
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Mycena lemon yellow
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Mycena is sticky
- Mycena is slippery
- Mycena citrinella
Mycena epipterygia is a small fungus belonging to the Mycene family. Due to the mucous and unpleasant surface of the fruiting body, this type of fungus is also called slippery mycene, the synonym for which is Mycena citrinella (Pers.) Quel.
External description of the mushroom
Even an inexperienced mushroom picker will be able to recognize lemon yellow mycena (Mycena epipterygia). Her cap has a grayish-smoky shade and a slimy surface. The stem of this mushroom is also covered with a layer of mucus, but has a lemon-yellow color different from the cap and is not very thick.
The diameter of the lemon-yellow mycene cap is 1-1.8 cm. In immature fruiting bodies, the shape of the cap varies from hemispherical to convex. The edges of the cap are ribbed, with a sticky layer, characterized by a whitish-yellow tint, sometimes turning into a gray-brown or grayish color. Mushroom plates are characterized by a small thickness, whitish color and rare location.
The leg in its lower part has a slight pubescence, lemon-yellow color and a surface covered with a layer of mucus. Its length is 5-8 cm, and its thickness is from 0.6 to 2 mm. Fungal spores have an elliptical shape, smooth surface, and colorless. Their sizes are 8-124-6 microns. 
Habitat and period of fruiting
Active fruiting of lemon-yellow mycena begins in late summer and continues throughout the fall (from September to November). You can see this mushroom in deciduous and coniferous forests. Lemon-yellow mycenae grow well on mossy surfaces, in mixed forests, on fallen needles of coniferous trees or last year's fallen leaves, old grass.
Edibility
Mycena epipterygia is not suitable for cooking because it is small in size. True, in the composition of this mushroom there are no toxic components that could cause significant harm to human health.
Similar species, distinctive features from them
There are mushroom species similar to the mucous mycene, which also have a yellow stem, but at the same time grow only on wood of different species (mainly coniferous) and on old stumps. Mycena Viscosa belongs to such fungi.
Photo of the fungus Mycena mucosa from the recognition issues:
2018.11.19
