''Mycena rosella'', commonly known as the pink 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 ...

. First called ''Agaricus roseus'' by Swedish 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 ...

in 1794, it was assigned its current name in 1871 by German scientist Paul Kummer. ; Microscopic characteristics The spores are amyloid and have dimensions of 7–9 by 4–5

µm The micrometre ( international spelling as used by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures; SI symbol: μm) or micrometer (American spelling), also commonly known as a micron, is a unit of length in the International System of Unit ...

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q3496283 rosella Fungi of Europe Taxa named by Elias Magnus Fries