Mycena niveipes is known for its delicate, bell-shaped caps with a white to pale coloring. Typically found in groups on rotting wood from late summer to fall. Mycena niveipes has a slender, tall stem that supports the caps, which exhibit a slightly darker center. Its gills are spaced and run down the stem, contributing to a distinguished appearance.
Cap Diameter:
1 - 8 cm
Odor:
Often strongly bleachlike, sometimes mild or nondescript.
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Attributes
Similar Species
Tips for Finding
Clean and Preserve
Common Questions
General Info About Mycena niveipes
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Attributes of Mycena niveipes
Cap Diameter
1 - 8 cm
Height
4 - 10 cm
Cap
Cap 1.5 - 7 cm; broadly conical, broadly bell-shaped, convex, or planoconvex; pale grayish to pale brownish, fading to whitish; the margin faintly lined
Cap Shape
Bell-shaped, Convex
Cap Surfaces
Smooth, Visible lines or stripes
Gills
Attached; close or nearly distant; whitish or pale grayish
Gill Attachment
Attached
Stem
Stem 4 - 10 cm long, 2 - 7 mm thick; fragile, equal, hollow; silvery grayish, becoming whitish
Stem Shapes
Cylindrical
Stem Surfaces
Smooth to slightly fibrous
Stem Cross Sections
Hollow or cottony hollow
Flesh
Insubstantial; pallid or grayish
Ring
Ringless
Spore Print Color
White
Odor
Often strongly bleachlike, sometimes mild or nondescript.
Body Color
Brown
Silver
Gray
White
Flesh Bruises
The flesh or milk does not discolor when bruised or cut.
Growth Form
Gregarious
Nutrient Gathering
Saprophytic
Substrate
Dead Woods
You can find Mycena niveipes by these plants:
Black alder
Occurence Habitats
Deciduous Woodland
Species Status
Widely distributed in North America from the Great Plains eastward
Endangered Species
No
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Habitat of Mycena niveipes
Mycena niveipes is found on decomposing, moss-covered hardwood logs and stumps, favoring woods like oaks, ashes, and maples.
