Burgundydrop Bonnet - Mycena haematopus

Description

The cap is campanulate or conical, and pinkish-brown to purplish-brown.  Gills are white or pale purplish; stipe is dark purplish brown, pruinose.  The cap, gills and stem bleed a purplish-red juice when cut or bruised.  

Similar Species

Mycena sanguinolenta also exudes reddish fluid but has a delicate, striate cap; it is associated with conifer woodlands. 

Identification difficulty

dark red fluid 

Recording advice

Photograph from top down, in side view and from underneath to show gills, dark red staining or 'mik', and full length of stipe.  Note habitat and substrate.

Habitat

Broad-leaved woodland, on standing or fallen wood or stumps

When to see it

June to November.

UK Status

fairly frequent

VC55 Status

Status in Leicestershire and Rutland not known.

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Species profile

Common names
Burgundydrop Bonnet
Species group:
fungus
Kingdom:
Fungi
Order:
Agaricales
Family:
Mycenaceae
Records on NatureSpot:
9
First record:
04/10/2019 (Lexova, Kristina)
Last record:
25/10/2025 (Pochin, Christine)

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