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The doubtfully edible mushroom has a reddish-brown bell-shaped cap up to 4.5 cm (1.8 in) in diameter. The thin stem is up to 9 cm (3.5 in) tall, whitish to yellow-brown at the top but progressively becoming reddish-brown towards the base in maturity, where they are covered by a yellowish mycelium that can be up to a third of the length of the stem.
Leucocoprinus fragilissimus is a small dapperling mushroom with very thin, extremely fragile, yellow flesh. Cap: 1.5-4.5 cm wide, convex expanding to almost flat with a small central disc or umbo. The surface is pale greenish yellow with a darker centre but it fades to nearly white with a yellowish centre. Gills: Free, distant and pale yellow.
Mycena subcyanocephala, sometimes referred to as a blue-underneath octopus mushroom, should not be regarded as edible. Neither substantial, nor psychedelic it could also embody a toxic substance - muscarine. [2] [3] Mycena subcyanocephala is a species of fungus that grows on wood in the tropical parts of Taiwan.
The name "Mycena" comes from the Ancient Greek μύκης, or mykes, meaning "mushroom." [ 3 ] It is characterized by a white/grey spore print, small conical (bell-shaped) cap, and very thin stem. The genus Mycena is fairly large and includes many species including Mycena alcalina , Mycena leptocephala , Mycena austera , and Mycena brevipes .
Mycena is a rich genus, considered one of the most abundant genera of mushrooms within the Agaricales and with species distributed across the world. [ 5 ] Alexander Smith's 1947 Mycena monograph identified 232 species; the genus is now known to include about 500 species worldwide. [ 12 ]
Coprinopsis atramentaria, commonly known as the common ink cap, tippler's bane, or inky cap, is a species of fungus.Previously known as Coprinus atramentarius, it is the second best-known ink cap and previous member of the genus Coprinus after C. comatus.
1786 illustration. Coprinellus micaceus was illustrated in a woodcut by the 16th-century botanist Carolus Clusius in what is arguably the first published monograph on fungi, the 1601 Rariorum plantarum historia (History of rare plants), in an appendix, [2] [3] Clusius erroneously believed the species to be poisonous, and classified it as a genus of Fungi perniciales (harmful fungi).
Flammulina filiformis, commonly called enoki mushroom, is a species of edible agaric (gilled mushroom) in the family Physalacriaceae. It is widely cultivated in East Asia, and well known for its role in Japanese and Chinese cuisine .