Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Basidiomycetes
Order: Agaricales Family: Tricholomataceae
Species: Mycena leptocephala (Pers.) Gillet
Synonyms: Agaricus leptocephalus
Mycena alcalina var. chlorinella
Mycena ammoniaca
Mycena chlorinella
Common Name: Nitrous Bonnet
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Mycena leptocephala

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Betula (2)
Larix (2)
Quercus (2)
Fraxinus excelsior (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (7)
Acid grassland (5)
Woodland (5)
Woodland: mixed (5)
Neutral grassland: semi-improved (4)
Woodland: broadleaved (4)
Built up area, domestic (1)
Grassland: acidic, unimproved, lowland (1)
Parkland and scattered trees (1)
Small parks and city squares (1)
Woodland: coniferous, plantation (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Soil Grassy (6)
Soil (4)
Soil Leaves (2)
Soil bare (1)
Soil Mossy (1)
Soil Needle (1)
Tree (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
January (3)
June (1)
July (1)
August (2)
September (10)
October (10)
November (5)