Mycena nargan
| Mycena nargan | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Mycenaceae |
| Genus: | Mycena |
| Species: | M. nargan
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| Binomial name | |
| Mycena nargan Grgur. (1995)
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| Mycena nargan | |
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| Mycological characteristics | |
| Gills on hymenium | |
| Cap is conical | |
| Hymenium is adnate | |
| Stipe is bare | |
| Spore print is white to cream | |
| Ecology is saprotrophic | |
| Edibility is unknown | |
Mycena nargan, commonly known as the Nargan's bonnet, is a species of fungus in the family Mycenaceae, and the sole member of the section Nargan in the genus Mycena. Reported as a new species in 1995, it is known predominantly from Southern Australia. The saprobic fungus produces mushrooms that grow on well-decayed wood, often on the underside of wood lying in litter. The dark chestnut-coloured caps are covered with white, easily removed scales, and reach diameters of up to 2 cm (0.8 in) wide. The pale, slender stems are up to 5 cm (2.0 in) long and have white scales at the base. On the underside of the cap, the cream-coloured gills are widely spaced and bluntly attached to the stem. The edibility of the mushroom is unknown.