| Mycena Mushrooms |
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| The fungi that produce Mycena mushrooms consume the organic matter left over in woodland debris and thereby help to decompose fallen leaves and pine needles, logs and stumps, nut husks and twigs. A small, fragile mushroom. Caps average 1-3 cm; conical to bell-shaped, some becoming plane. Stems break easily. White spore print. Note odor of crushed cap and any juices from a broken stem, which may be helpful in identification. |