{"id":34764,"date":"2022-01-17T10:16:22","date_gmt":"2022-01-17T10:16:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/?p=34764"},"modified":"2023-05-11T15:07:05","modified_gmt":"2023-05-11T14:07:05","slug":"common-bonnet-mycena-galericulata-identification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/2022\/01\/17\/common-bonnet-mycena-galericulata-identification\/","title":{"rendered":"Common Bonnet (Mycena galericulata) Identification"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Common Bonnet \/ All Year Round \/ Edible<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-34764 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/2022\/01\/17\/common-bonnet-mycena-galericulata-identification\/common-bonnet-small-group-growing-from-a-log\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" src=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Common-bonnet-small-group-growing-from-a-log-300x201.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-34768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Common-bonnet-small-group-growing-from-a-log-300x201.png 300w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Common-bonnet-small-group-growing-from-a-log-150x101.png 150w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Common-bonnet-small-group-growing-from-a-log.png 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-34768'>\n\t\t\t\tArne Aronsen, Naturhistorisk museum, Universitetet i Oslo, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/2022\/01\/17\/common-bonnet-mycena-galericulata-identification\/common-bonnet-close-up-of-the-cap\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Common-bonnet-close-up-of-the-cap-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-34765\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Common-bonnet-close-up-of-the-cap-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Common-bonnet-close-up-of-the-cap-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Common-bonnet-close-up-of-the-cap.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-34765'>\n\t\t\t\tRosser1954 Roger Griffith, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/2022\/01\/17\/common-bonnet-mycena-galericulata-identification\/common-bonnet-pair-picked-and-upturned-showing-gills-and-stem\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Common-bonnet-pair-picked-and-upturned-showing-gills-and-stem-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-34766\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Common-bonnet-pair-picked-and-upturned-showing-gills-and-stem-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Common-bonnet-pair-picked-and-upturned-showing-gills-and-stem-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Common-bonnet-pair-picked-and-upturned-showing-gills-and-stem-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Common-bonnet-pair-picked-and-upturned-showing-gills-and-stem.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-34766'>\n\t\t\t\tJerzy Opio\u0142a, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/2022\/01\/17\/common-bonnet-mycena-galericulata-identification\/common-bonnet-single-growing-on-a-log\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Common-bonnet-single-growing-on-a-log-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-34767\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Common-bonnet-single-growing-on-a-log-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Common-bonnet-single-growing-on-a-log-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Common-bonnet-single-growing-on-a-log.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-34767'>\n\t\t\t\tDominicus Johannes Bergsma, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Enter the enchanting world of the Common Bonnet, scientifically known as Mycena galericulata, as we unravel the subtle beauty and intriguing qualities of this delicate mushroom.<\/p>\n<p>In this blog post, we embark on a journey to explore the understated elegance and ecological significance of the Common Bonnet. With its slender stems and petite caps, these mushrooms exude a quiet charm that captures the hearts of nature enthusiasts and mushroom aficionados. Join us as we delve into the habitat, identification, and fascinating life cycle of the Common Bonnet, appreciating its ecological role in decomposing organic matter and contributing to forest ecosystems.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Scientific Name<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Mycena galericulata<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>Common Names<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Common Bonnet, Toque mycena, the Rosy-gill fairy helmet.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>Family<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Mycenaceae<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>Habitat<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>They are saprotrophic, living off dead matter, they can be found on well decayed logs and stumps. They are most common on beech and oaks and only occasionally found on conifers. Typically they appear in small clusters or individually.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>Description\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>A fairly common mushroom, as the name suggests. They are edible and one of the larger bonnet shaped mushrooms that you find on logs but they are quite small and insubstantial.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>Identifying Features:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Cap:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bell-shaped and then flattening out with a central raised umbo.<\/p>\n<p>They can be quite changeable.<\/p>\n<p>They are typically grey to brown, getting lighter in colour towards the edges. Up to 6cm across.<\/p>\n<p>They quite often split at their edges as they grow and have striations that mirror the gills underneath.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34765\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34765\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-34765\" src=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Common-bonnet-close-up-of-the-cap-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Common-bonnet-close-up-of-the-cap-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Common-bonnet-close-up-of-the-cap-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Common-bonnet-close-up-of-the-cap.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34765\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rosser1954 Roger Griffith, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Stem:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Thin, fibrous and quite often twisted. They are almost white at the tops and darken towards the base. Up to 10 cm long.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34766\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34766\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-34766\" src=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Common-bonnet-pair-picked-and-upturned-showing-gills-and-stem-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Common-bonnet-pair-picked-and-upturned-showing-gills-and-stem-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Common-bonnet-pair-picked-and-upturned-showing-gills-and-stem-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Common-bonnet-pair-picked-and-upturned-showing-gills-and-stem-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Common-bonnet-pair-picked-and-upturned-showing-gills-and-stem.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34766\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jerzy Opio\u0142a, CC BY-SA 4.0 &lt;https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0&gt;, via Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Gills:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The gills are white to grey, with a slight pink tinge. They are adnexed or sinuate and quite widely spaced. When the mushroom is mature small veins appear connecting the gills and look a bit like the rungs on a ladder. Not all of the gills run the whole length from edge to stem.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28566\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28566\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-28566\" src=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Adnexed-Gill-Mushroom-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Adnexed-Gill-Mushroom-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Adnexed-Gill-Mushroom-450x450.png 450w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Adnexed-Gill-Mushroom-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Adnexed-Gill-Mushroom-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Adnexed-Gill-Mushroom-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Adnexed-Gill-Mushroom.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28566\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Adnexed Gill Mushroom<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29467\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29467\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-29467\" src=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/sinuate-gill-attachment-mushroom.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/sinuate-gill-attachment-mushroom.png 300w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/sinuate-gill-attachment-mushroom-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/sinuate-gill-attachment-mushroom-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29467\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">sinuate gill<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Smell:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Like raw flour or damp flour.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Spores:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>White.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>Uses<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>In food<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>They are classed as edible but are pretty insubstantial and they don\u2019t have a great texture or flavour, probably best avoided.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>Known hazards<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>None known.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>Potential lookalikes<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The distinctive gills of this mushroom when mature and its size are good ID features but it can be mistaken for other Bonnet species, for example, the <a href=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/2022\/02\/08\/lilac-bonnet-mycena-pura-identification\/\">Lilac Bonnet (Mycena pura)<\/a> but these have lilac to purple caps and have much simpler gills.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>Extra Notes<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The name Mycena comes from the hats worn by the ancient Greek Mycenae people. Galericulata refers to the size of the caps galer means \u2018with a small hat\u2019 in Latin.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Common Bonnet \/ All Year Round \/ Edible Enter the enchanting world of the Common Bonnet, scientifically known as Mycena galericulata, as we unravel the subtle beauty and intriguing qualities of this delicate mushroom. 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