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Mycena Renati (Mycena renati)
- Division: Basidiomycota (Basidiomycetes)
- Subdivision: Agaricomycotina (Agaricomycetes)
- Class: Agaricomycetes (Agaricomycetes)
- Subclass: Agaricomycetidae (Agaricomycetes)
- Order: Agaricales (Agaric or Lamellar)
- Family: Mycenaceae (Mycenaceae)
- Genus: Mycena
- Type: Mycena renati (Mycena Rene)
- Mycena yellowish
- Mycena yellow-legged
Mycena renati is an attractive mushroom species belonging to the Mycena family. Synonyms of its name are Yellow-legged Mycena, Yellowish Mycena.
External description of the fungus
The main difference between the yellowish mycena and other mushrooms of this family is the presence of a yellowish or pinkish cap, a yellow leg (empty from the inside). The diameter of the cap of Rene’s mycena varies from 1 to 2.5 cm. The shape of the cap is initially spherical, but gradually becomes conical or bell-shaped. The color of the caps of yellowish mycena is predominantly pink-brown or meat-red-brown, and the edge is lighter than the center (often even white).
The plates of the mushroom under the cap are initially white, but as they mature, they become pink, grow to the stem with cloves.
The stem of the described type of fungus has a cylindrical shape, brittle, characterized by the presence of a small edge over its entire surface. the color of the stem can be orange-yellow or golden-yellow, its upper part is lighter than the lower, the thickness is 2-3 mm, and the length is 5-9 cm. In fresh mushrooms, the smell is very similar to chloride, just as caustic and unpleasant.
Mushroom spores have a smooth surface and an elliptical shape, colorless. Their sizes are 7.5-10.5*4.5-6.5 µm.
Habitat and fruiting period
Yellowish mycena (Mycena renati) grows only in groups and colonies; it is almost impossible to see this mushroom singly. The fruiting of the yellowish mycena begins in May and continues until October. The mushroom grows in mixed and deciduous forests. Basically, it can be seen on rotten trunks of beech, oak, elm, alder.
Edibility
Mycena Rene is not suitable for human consumption.
Similar species, distinctive features from them
It is extremely difficult to confuse the described species of mushrooms with other varieties of inedible mycenae, since yellow-legged mycenae stand out from other types of mushrooms with the color of their cap, which is characterized by a rich red-meaty-brown color. The leg of this mushroom is yellow with a golden tint, often exudes an unpleasant odor.