Maryland Biodiversity Project - Pink Mycena (Mycena pura)

Pink Mycena Mycena pura (Persoon) P. Kummer

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Status:

Found solitary or in small groups on ground in hardwood or coniferous forests.

Description:

Cap: Various shades of pink, purple, lilac; convex to almost flat; odor of radishes. Gills: Whitish, purplish, close. Stalk: Color same as cap or paler, flattened/twisted, base somewhat enlarged. (J. Solem, pers. comm.)

Records:

There are 20 records in the project database.

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Pink Mycena in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/9/2020). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 205801 - Psn: 35)

Pink Mycena in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/9/2020). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

Pink Mycena (fruiting bodies, top view) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/11/2011). (Photo ID: 20435 - Psn: 50)

Pink Mycena (fruiting bodies, top view) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/11/2011). Photo by Robert Solem. (MBP list)

Pink Mycena (fruiting bodies) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/11/2011). (Photo ID: 20436 - Psn: 52)

Pink Mycena (fruiting bodies) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/11/2011). Photo by Robert Solem. (MBP list)

Pink Mycena in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/22/2020). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 260497 - Psn: 64)

Pink Mycena in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/22/2020). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Matthew Beziat. (MBP list)

Pink Mycena in Howard Co., Maryland (10/9/2010). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 325913 - Psn: 65)

Pink Mycena in Howard Co., Maryland (10/9/2010). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Pink Mycena in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/22/2020). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Matthew Beziat. (MBP list)

Pink Mycena in Howard Co., Maryland (10/9/2010). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Pink Mycena (old fruiting bodies) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/26/2010). (Photo ID: 20437 - Psn: 80)

Pink Mycena (old fruiting bodies) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/26/2010). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

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