''Mycena amicta'', commonly known as the coldfoot bonnet,
is a species of
mushroom in the family
Mycenaceae
The Mycenaceae are a family of fungi in the order Agaricales. According to the ''Dictionary of the Fungi'' (10th edition, 2008), the family contains 10 genera and 705 species. This is one of several families that were separated from the Tricholom ...
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It was first described in 1821 by mycologist
Elias Magnus Fries
Elias Magnus Fries (15 August 1794 – 8 February 1878) was a Swedish mycologist and botanist.
Career
Fries was born at Femsjö (Hylte Municipality), Småland, the son of the pastor there. He attended school in Växjö.
He acquired ...
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Description
Fresh specimens appear unmistakably blue; this fades to brownish hues in age.
The
cap, initially conical to convex in shape, flattens out with age and typically reaches diameters of up to . The
cap cuticle can be peeled. The gills are close and the stipe is covered in powdery hairs.
The mushrooms appear in small groups, on the trunks of broadleaved trees, and particularly in the
Pacific Northwest, around rotted conifer wood.
References
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amicta
Fungi described in 1821
Fungi of Europe