The present key is an attempt to provide
a tool for identifying Norwegian Mycenas. To identify a
Mycena a good microscope is inevitable. In this tentative
key, however, I have tried to use mostly macroscopic characters.
In only a few instances I have been forced to refer to microscopic
features when no reliable macroscopic feature could be found.
The main goal with this site initially was
to show photos of all Norwegian Mycenas, and to give an
overwiew of the status of each species. Because of positive
response from many countries I have decided to write descriptions
of all the species and to provide microscopic drawings.
This work is now in process. In many cases the key will
probably not be sufficient, and further literature (e. g.
Maas Geesteranus, 1992) is highly recommended.
In addition to the descriptions of the species
the visitor will also find identification
keys to each section. The production of these keys is
still in progress.
