Mycena epipterygia
Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. (London) 1: 619. 1821.
Common Name: none
Solitary to scattered on fallen needles or moss-covered debris of conifers or on decayed conifer wood; common in the fall in northern coastal California, less common in the Sierra Nevada mountains.
Unknown.
Mycena epipterygia is easily distinguished by its viscid grayish brown to yellowish brown cap, viscid yellow stipe, white non-marginate gills, and growth on conifer debris. In California, Mycena epipterygia grows almost exclusively on conifers, whereas farther north in the Pacific Northwest it is commonly found on hardwood debris. Mycena epipterygia var. viscosa also occurs in the state but differs in having a strong rancid farinaceous taste, and the stipe base develops sordid brown tones in age.
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