Mycena inclined (Mycena inclinata) photo and description

Mycena inclined (Mycena inclinata)

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Mycena inclined (Mycena inclinata) – a fungus of the Mytsenaceae family, from the genus Mytseny, is characterized as a decomposer. Widely distributed on the territory of the European continent, Australia, Asia, North Africa, North America. Two special subspecies, which were discovered and described in Borneo, also belong to the species of inclined mycenae. A synonym is mycena motley.

Pulp in the inclined mycena, it is fragile, white in color and very thin, has no smell at all, but some mushrooms still have a barely noticeable unpleasant aroma.

Hymenophore This type of fungus is represented by a lamellar type, and the plates in it are located not too often, but not rarely. Adhere to the leg with teeth, have a light, sometimes grayish or pinkish color, cream shade.

Cap diameter this type of fungus is 2-4 cm, its shape initially resembles an egg, then becomes obtuse-ringed. Along the edges, the cap is lighter, uneven and chopped, gradually becoming convex-prostrate, with a noticeable tubercle in its central part. Sometimes, in mature mushrooms, a dimple is visible at the top, and the edges of the cap become curved and covered with wrinkles. Color – from brown-gray to pale brown, sometimes turning into fawn. The tubercle on a mature inclined mycena often turns brown.

Mycena inclined (Mycena inclinata) grows mainly in groups, choosing trunks of fallen trees, old rotten stumps for its development. Especially often you can see this type of mushroom near oaks in the forest. The most active fruiting of the inclined mycena occurs from June to October, and you can see this type of fungus in mixed and deciduous forests. The fruit bodies of mycena inclined prefer to grow on deciduous trees (oak, rarely – birch). Fruiting annually, found in groups and entire colonies.

Mycena inclined (Mycena inclinata) is characterized as an inedible mushroom. In some sources it is considered conditionally edible. Anyway, it’s non-toxic.

Conducting research made it possible to prove a high level of genetic similarity of the inclined mycena with such types of mycenae as:

• Mycena crocata;
• Mycena aurantiomarginata;
• Mycena leaiana.

Outwardly inclined mycena is very similar to Mycena maculata and cap-shaped mycena.