Mycena flavescens is a species of Mycenaceae fungus. It was first described scientifically by the Czech mycologist Josef Velenovský in 1920, based on specimens collected in Mnichovice in 1915.[1] The mushroom is edible.[2]
| Mycena flavescens | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Mycenaceae |
| Genus: | Mycena |
| Species: | M. flavescens
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| Binomial name | |
| Mycena flavescens Velen. (1920)
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Mycena flavescens | |
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 | Gills on hymenium |
 | Cap is conical or campanulate |
 | Hymenium is adnexed |
 | Stipe is bare |
 | Spore print is white |
 | Ecology is saprotrophic |
 | Edibility is edible |
References
edit- ^ Velenovský J. České Houby. Vol. 2. Prague: České Botanické Společnosti. p. 323.
- ^ Boa E. (2004). Wild Edible Fungi: A Global Overview Of Their Use And Importance To People (Non-Wood Forest Products). Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN. p. 137. ISBN 92-5-105157-7.