Mycena alnicola
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| Mycena alnicola | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Mycenaceae |
| Genus: | Mycena |
| Species: | M. alnicola |
| Binomial name | |
| Mycena alnicola (A.H. Smith.) (1941) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Mycena alnicola | |
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 | Gills on hymenium |
 | Cap is conical or campanulate |
 | Hymenium is adnate |
 | Stipe is bare |
 | Spore print is white |
 | Ecology is saprotrophic |
 | Edibility is inedible |
Mycena alnicola, is a mushroom species in the family Mycenaceae. It usually grows in temperate forests, associated with alders. First described by A.H. Smith in the Olympic Mountains, Washington, USA. He remarks that the bluish-gray cast is more pronounced than usual. He also described a variety Mycena alnicola var. odora with an odor and taste raphanoid.[2]