Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Basidiomycetes
Order: Agaricales Family: Tricholomataceae
Species: Mycena arcangeliana Bres.
Synonyms: Mycena arcangeliana var. oortiana
Mycena lineata
Mycena oortiana
Mycena vitilis var. olivascens
Common Name: Angel's Bonnet
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Mycena arcangelianaPhotographer: © Anna Lepšová
Photographer: © Anna Lepšová

Photographer: © Anna Lepšová Photographer: © Anna Lepšová
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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Corylus avellana (8)
Fagus sylvatica (6)
Betula (2)
Pteridium aquilinum (2)
Quercus (2)
Quercus petraea (2)
Rosa (2)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (18)
Neutral grassland: semi-improved (12)
Woodland (11)
Woodland: mixed (9)
Built up area, domestic (6)
Parkland and scattered trees (6)
Woodland: broadleaved (5)
Woodland: coniferous, plantation (5)
Scrub (4)
Grassland: calcareous, semi-improved, upland (3)
Boundaries: hedge with trees, species-rich (2)
Grassland: acidic, unimproved, lowland (2)
Woodland: plantation (2)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Twig (8)
Dead Wood (5)
Fallen Twig (4)
Soil (3)
Dead Twig (2)
Log (2)
Mossy Wood (2)
Fallen Branch (1)
Rotting Wood (1)
Soil Leaves (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
July (1)
September (2)
October (24)
November (4)