Mycena epipterygia (Scop.) Gray

Nat. Arrang. Br. pl. I: 619 (1821).

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Growing in various habitats. On mossy lawns, in mixed woods, among conifer needles, and on decaying wood of deciduous trees.

Common and widely distributed. See The Norwegian Mycological Database.

Mycena epipterygia is the only species in Mycena sect. Hygrocyboideae (Fr.) Singer. Maas Geesteranus (1992) recognized 12 varieties. Only four of these are treated here: var. epipterygia, var. badiceps, var. pelliculosa and var. viscosa.

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