Mycena kuurkacea

Common name(s): Bleeding Mycena

Family: Mycenaceae Synonym(s): Mycena sanguinolenta
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Plant
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Lamellae
Lamellae (Gill)
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Fungi / Mould Properties
Origin(s)
Australia
  • NSW: NC, CT, SC, CAN
  • QLD: MO
  • SA: SL, KI
  • TAS: NW, ML, NE, WC, CH, EC, SW
  • VIC: GR, VP, OR, EH, GP, EG
  • WA: DA
Fungi / Mould Type
Gilled Stemmed
Gilled Stemmed
Gilled Stemmed Gilled Stemmed
Climate Range
Temperate Cool, Polar-Sub
Temperate Cool,
Polar-Sub
Aspect Range
Dappled Shade, Medium Shade
Dappled Shade,
Medium Shade
Habitat Range
Garden, Landscape, Rainforest - Temperate, Sclerophyll Forest - Wet
Garden,
Landscape,
Rainforest - Temperate,
Sclerophyll Forest - Wet
Habitat Zone
Arboreal, Moist areas, Understory
Arboreal,
Moist areas,
Understory
Mature Height
30-35mm
30-35mm
Mature Width
15-20mm, 20-25mm
15-20mm,
20-25mm
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Very Fast
Life Span
4-6mths
4-6mths
Fungi / Mould Aroma
None
None
Pileus (Cap) Properties
Texture
Ribbed
Ribbed
Ribbed Ribbed
Colour (Upper)
Red-brown
Red-brown
Colour (Lower)
White
White
Thickness
1-5mm
1-5mm
Width
20-25mm
20-25mm
Shape
Conic
Conic
Conic Conic
Margin
Striate
Striate
Striate Striate
Lamellae (Gill) Properties
Arrangement
Intermediate
Intermediate
Intermediate Intermediate
Colour
Pink Light, White
Pink Light,
White
Stipe (Stem) Properties
Texture
Furrowed
Furrowed
Colour
Red-brown
Red-brown
Shape
Equal
Equal
Equal Equal
Length
25-30mm
25-30mm
Stipe Ring
No Ring
No Ring
No Ring No Ring
Spore Properties
Colour
White
White
Number
Many
Many
Other Properties / Uses
Edible(s)
None
None

General Notes

Fruiting bodies are usually found on leaf litter or decomposing logs in Eucalypt forests. Commonly called the Bleeding Mycena as when it is damaged it bleeds a red fluid.