Mycena haematopus
Mycena haematopus is a species of fungus in the family Mycenaceae, of the order Agaricales. It is widespread and common in Europe and North America, and has also been collected in Japan and Venezuela. The shape of the cap of the fruit body will vary depending on its maturity.
About Mycena haematopus in brief
Mycena haematopus is a species of fungus in the family Mycenaceae, of the order Agaricales. It is widespread and common in Europe and North America, and has also been collected in Japan and Venezuela. The fruit bodies have caps that are up to 4 cm wide, whitish gills, and a thin, fragile reddish-brown stem with thick coarse hairs at the base. They are characterized by their reddish color, the scalloped cap edges, and the dark red latex they “bleed” when cut or broken. Both the fruit bodies and the mycelia are weakly bioluminescent. M. haem atopus produces various alkaloid pigments unique to this species. The shape of the cap of the fruit body will vary depending on its maturity. Young caps, or buttons, are ovoid to conical; later they are campanulate, and as the cap matures, the margins lift upward so that the cap becomes somewhat flat with an umbo.
The fully grown cap can reach up to4 cm in diameter. It oozes a red latex, which can range from pale to the color of red wine, and has no distinctive odor. It can be found in small groups or clusters on the decaying logs, trunks, and stumps of deciduous trees, particularly beech. The species was initially named Agaricus haemAtopus by Christian Hendrik Persoon in 1799, and later sanctioned under this name by Elias Magnus Fries in his 1821 Systema Mycologicum. In 1909 Franklin Sumner Earle placed the species in Galactopus, a genus that is no longer considered separate from Mycena. The specific epithet is derived from Ancient Greek roots meaning “blood” and “foot”. It is commonly known as the blood-foot mushroom, the bleeding fairy helmet, the burgundydrop bonnet, or the bleeding MyCena.
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