Burgundydrop Bonnet

Edibility

Caution Source: Wikipedia: Mycena haematopus

Classification from Wikipedia: Mycena haematopus. Sources can be wrong or incomplete, and people react differently.

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Lookalikes

No lookalikes are recorded for this species yet. That does not mean there are none. Many mushrooms look alike, so never rely on appearance alone.

Season

When this species has been recorded, by month, from open-licensed US and Canada observations. It shows when people report it, not a guarantee it is fruiting.

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Where it is found

States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.

• California 298 records · Foraging rules
• British Columbia 186 records · Foraging rules
• Pennsylvania 163 records · Foraging rules
• Washington 109 records · Foraging rules
• Ontario 101 records · Foraging rules
• New York 93 records · Foraging rules
• Illinois 86 records · Foraging rules
• Ohio 57 records · Foraging rules
• Michigan 57 records · Foraging rules
• Minnesota 48 records · Foraging rules
• Quebec 39 records · Foraging rules
• Maryland 38 records · Foraging rules
• West Virginia 37 records · Foraging rules
• Indiana 36 records · Foraging rules
• Virginia 36 records · Foraging rules

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Identification traits

Traits vary. Use them to ask better questions of an expert, not to make a final call.

About

Mycena haematopus, commonly known as the bleeding fairy helmet, the burgundydrop bonnet, or the bleeding Mycena, is a species of fungus in the family Mycenaceae, of the order Agaricales. First described scientifically in 1799, it is classified in the section Lactipedes of the genus Mycena, along with other species that produce a milky or colored latex. The fruit bodies of M. haematopus have caps that are up to 4 cm (1+5⁄8 in) wide, whitish gills, and a thin, fragile reddish-brown stem with thick coarse hairs at the base. They are characterized by their reddish color, the scalloped cap edges, and the dark red latex they "bleed" when cut or broken. Both the fruit bodies and the mycelia are strongly bioluminescent. It is widespread and common in Europe and North America, and has also been collected in old Japan and Venezuela. It is saprotrophic—meaning that it obtains nutrients by consuming decomposing organic matter—and the fruit bodies appear in small groups or clusters on the decaying logs, trunks, and stumps of deciduous trees, particularly beech. The edibility of the species is not known definitively. It produces various unique alkaloid pigments.

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