| SCIENTIFIC NAME: | MYCENA SEYNII |
| VERNACULAR NAME: | PINE CONE BONNET |
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| Fig 1 |
| CAP | 3 - 5cm in diameter. The cap can range through violaceous tints to crimson brown. Pointed with a paler margin that gives a pleated appearance. |
| STIPE | Concolorous with cap, fibrillose and glabrous. |
| GILLS/PORES | Gills are spaced and pale pinkish with a brownish edge. |
| FLESH | Watery and having no distinct odour or taste. |
| SPORES | Strongly amyloid. |
| HABITAT | Strictly on Pine Cones. |
| SEASON | Uncommon. Late summer to autumn. |
| EDIBILITY | Inedible. r |