{"id":36285,"date":"2022-02-08T15:43:10","date_gmt":"2022-02-08T15:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/?p=36285"},"modified":"2023-06-27T14:44:40","modified_gmt":"2023-06-27T13:44:40","slug":"rosy-bonnet-mycena-rosea-identification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/2022\/02\/08\/rosy-bonnet-mycena-rosea-identification\/","title":{"rendered":"Rosy Bonnet (Mycena rosea) Identification"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Rosy Bonnet \/ Summer \/ Autumn \/ Toxic<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-36285 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\/02\/08\/rosy-bonnet-mycena-rosea-identification\/rosy-bonnet-pair-of-bonnet-in-mixed-woodland\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Rosy-bonnet-pair-of-bonnet-in-mixed-woodland-300x199.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-36296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Rosy-bonnet-pair-of-bonnet-in-mixed-woodland-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Rosy-bonnet-pair-of-bonnet-in-mixed-woodland-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Rosy-bonnet-pair-of-bonnet-in-mixed-woodland.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-1-36296'>\n\t\t\t\tQuartl, 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 portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/2022\/02\/08\/rosy-bonnet-mycena-rosea-identification\/rosy-bonnet-growinng-in-leaf-litter-shot-of-the-tapering-stem\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Rosy-bonnet-growinng-in-leaf-litter-shot-of-the-tapering-stem-200x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-36295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Rosy-bonnet-growinng-in-leaf-litter-shot-of-the-tapering-stem-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Rosy-bonnet-growinng-in-leaf-litter-shot-of-the-tapering-stem-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Rosy-bonnet-growinng-in-leaf-litter-shot-of-the-tapering-stem.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-36295'>\n\t\t\t\tBj\u00f6rn S&#8230;, CC BY-SA 2.0 , 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\/02\/08\/rosy-bonnet-mycena-rosea-identification\/rosy-bonnet-nice-shot-of-a-small-group-amongst-leaf-litter\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Rosy-bonnet-nice-shot-of-a-small-group-amongst-leaf-litter-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-36292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Rosy-bonnet-nice-shot-of-a-small-group-amongst-leaf-litter-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Rosy-bonnet-nice-shot-of-a-small-group-amongst-leaf-litter-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Rosy-bonnet-nice-shot-of-a-small-group-amongst-leaf-litter.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-1-36292'>\n\t\t\t\tBj\u00f6rn S&#8230;, CC BY-SA 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/2022\/02\/08\/rosy-bonnet-mycena-rosea-identification\/rosy-bonnet-shot-of-the-cap-from-above\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"239\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Rosy-bonnet-shot-of-the-cap-from-above-239x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-36291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Rosy-bonnet-shot-of-the-cap-from-above-239x300.jpg 239w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Rosy-bonnet-shot-of-the-cap-from-above-120x150.jpg 120w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Rosy-bonnet-shot-of-the-cap-from-above.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 239px) 100vw, 239px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-36291'>\n\t\t\t\tRobert Flogaus-Faust, CC BY 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h2><strong>Scientific Name<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Mycena rosea<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>Common Names<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Rosy hat, Rosy Bell cap<\/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 are mostly found in mixed or coniferous woodlands, on acidic soils.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>Description\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Less common than the very closely related Lilac Bonnet (Mycena pura) they tend to be larger, both contain the toxin muscarine so should be avoided.<\/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. They can be quite changeable. They are typically lilac in colour with a paler almost white edge. Up to 6cm across. They tend to turn up at their edges as they grow showing the pale gills.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_36291\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36291\" style=\"width: 239px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-36291\" src=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Rosy-bonnet-shot-of-the-cap-from-above-239x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"239\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Rosy-bonnet-shot-of-the-cap-from-above-239x300.jpg 239w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Rosy-bonnet-shot-of-the-cap-from-above-120x150.jpg 120w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Rosy-bonnet-shot-of-the-cap-from-above.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 239px) 100vw, 239px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-36291\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Robert Flogaus-Faust, CC BY 3.0 &lt;https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/3.0&gt;, via Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Stem:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Thin, fibrous and quite often twisted, tapering towards the base. They are smooth and grey. Up to 8 cm long and is broader then the stem of the Lilac Bonnet.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_36295\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36295\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-36295\" src=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Rosy-bonnet-growinng-in-leaf-litter-shot-of-the-tapering-stem-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Rosy-bonnet-growinng-in-leaf-litter-shot-of-the-tapering-stem-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Rosy-bonnet-growinng-in-leaf-litter-shot-of-the-tapering-stem-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Rosy-bonnet-growinng-in-leaf-litter-shot-of-the-tapering-stem.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-36295\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bj\u00f6rn S&#8230;, CC BY-SA 2.0 &lt;https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/2.0&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. Adnate to slightly decurrent.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29471\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29471\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-29471\" src=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Adnexed-Gill-Mushroom-2-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Adnexed-Gill-Mushroom-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Adnexed-Gill-Mushroom-2-450x450.png 450w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Adnexed-Gill-Mushroom-2-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Adnexed-Gill-Mushroom-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Adnexed-Gill-Mushroom-2-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Adnexed-Gill-Mushroom-2.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29471\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Adnexed \/ Adnate Gill<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Smell:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A raddishy smell when they are damaged.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Spores:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>White.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>Known hazards<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>They contain the toxin muscarine although in small quantities, they should be avoided.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>Potential lookalikes<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>They could be confused with other bonnet species for example the <a href=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/2022\/01\/17\/common-bonnet-mycena-galericulata-identification\/\">Common Bonnet (Mycena galericulata)<\/a> but these have paler caps and have much more complex gills.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/2022\/02\/08\/lilac-bonnet-mycena-pura-identification\/\">The Lilac Bonnet (Mycena pura)<\/a> also looks similar in fact some believe they are the same species. Pura tends to be smaller and is also toxic.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>Extra Notes<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>This mushroom has bioluminescent properties and they emit a faint green light at night.<\/p>\n<p>The name Mycena comes from the hats worn by the ancient Greek Mycenae people.<\/p>\n<p>Rosea comes from the Latin word for pink or rosy.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Resources<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.first-nature.com\/fungi\/mycena-rosea.php\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.first-nature.com\/fungi\/mycena-rosea.php<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturespot.org.uk\/species\/rosy-bonnet\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.naturespot.org.uk\/species\/rosy-bonnet<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispotnature.org\/communities\/uk-and-ireland\/view\/observation\/791229\/rosy-bonnet\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.ispotnature.org\/communities\/uk-and-ireland\/view\/observation\/791229\/rosy-bonnet<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rosy Bonnet \/ Summer \/ Autumn \/ Toxic Scientific Name Mycena rosea Common Names Rosy hat, Rosy Bell cap Family Mycenaceae Habitat They are saprotrophic, living off dead matter, they are mostly found in mixed or coniferous woodlands, on acidic soils. 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