Mycena rosella, commonly known as the pink bonnet,[1] is a species of mushroom in the family Mycenaceae. First called Agaricus roseus by Swedish mycologist Elias Magnus Fries in 1794, it was assigned its current name in 1871 by German scientist Paul Kummer.[2]
| Mycena rosella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Mycenaceae |
| Genus: | Mycena |
| Species: | M. rosella
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| Binomial name | |
| Mycena rosella | |
| Synonyms | |
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Agaricus rhodellus Fr. | |
Mycena rosella | |
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 | Gills on hymenium |
 | Cap is conical |
 | Hymenium is adnate |
 | Stipe is bare |
 | Spore print is white |
 | Ecology is saprotrophic |
 | Edibility is unknown |
- Microscopic characteristics
The spores are amyloid and have dimensions of 7–9 by 4–5 μm.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Recommended English Names for Fungi in the UK" (PDF). British Mycological Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-16.
- ^ Kummer P. (1871). Der Führer in die Pilzkunde. Zerbst. p. 109.
- ^ Miller HR, Miller OK (2006). North American Mushrooms: a Field Guide to Edible and Inedible Fungi. Guilford, Conn: Falcon Guide. p. 167. ISBN 0-7627-3109-5. Retrieved 2009-09-26.