Wild mushroom foraging Gilled mushrooms, Bleeding Bonnet fungi, Abinger Roughs, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Mycena sanguinolenta, commonly known as the bleeding bonnet, the smaller bleeding Mycena, or the terrestrial bleeding Mycena, is a species of mushroom in the Mycenaceae family. It is a common and widely distributed species, and has been found in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The fungus produces reddish-brown to reddish-purple fruit bodies with conic to bell-shaped caps up to cm ( in) wide held by slender stems up to 6 cm ( in) high. When fresh, the fruit bodies will "bleed" a dark reddish-purple sap. The similar Mycena haematopus is larger, and grows on decaying wood, usually in clumps. M. sanguinolenta contains alkaloid pigments that are unique to the species, may produce an antifungal compound, and is bioluminescent. The edibility of the mushroom has not been types of mushrooms grow wild across most parts of the UK, from the north of Scotland right down to Cornwall. There is a huge variety of edible mushrooms to choose from, and the New Forest in Hampshire has one of the biggest ranges of mushrooms in the UK. When you first go mushrooming, make sure you take an expert and an up to date field guide with you. There are hundreds of delicious mushrooms available to pick wild from many areas, however there are also many poisonous varieties growing in the UK. Poisonous mushrooms can cause hallucinations, upset stomachs and even kill you. Mushrooms first appear in September, and the season is short, lasting just a few weeks. Mushrooms are normally found in areas that provide the best conditions for them to grow in, areas that are warm and damp. They are often found at the base of many trees, and areas containing rotting wood. Woodlands and dense copses provide some of the best conditions for mushrooms to grow in, as they have plenty of trees, rotting wood and also rotting leaves, which the fungi also grow in.
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Location: Abinger Roughs, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
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