3 September 2006 Buckinghamshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Common Name Orange Bleeding Mycena Cap Convex, with a central bump, expanding with age, colour rather variable, often whitish, grey or grey brown, usually with orange streaks, but sometimes entirely orange, to about 3 cm across Gills Adnate, broad, whitish, orange stains appearing with age Stem Equal, slender, hollow, usually orange, but sometimes pale yellow Flesh Grey-brown, producing an orange sap on cutting Smell Indistinct Taste Indistinct Season Autumn Distribution Frequent especially where Beech is present Habitat On dead wood and litter of deciduous trees, favouring beech Spore Print Whitish Microscopic Features Spores ellipsoidal, smooth (7-10) x (5-6.5) µm2 Edibility Edible, poor Notes This species is easily recognised by the wood substrate and orange sap 
30 September 2007 Buckinghamshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
9 September 2006 Buckinghamshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
3 September 2006 Buckinghamshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. |