Image of Mycena haematopus (Pers.) P. Kumm. 1871

Description:

Slo.: krvobetna eladica - Habitat: Roadside in mixed wood, predominantly broadleaf trees; almost flat terrain, cretaceous clastic rock (flysh) bedrock, in shade, partly protected from direct rain by tree canopies, average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 8-10 deg C, elevation 425 m (1.400 feet), alpine phytogeographical region. - Substratum: dead but still standing trunk of a large Alnus incana infected also with. Inonotus radiatus. - Comments: Growing in groups, many species, about 2 to 4 m (6 to12 feet) above ground. - Ref.: (1) R.Phillips, Mushrooms, Macmillan (2006), p 82. (2) D.Arora, Mushrooms Demystified, Ten Speed Press, Berkeley (1986), p 230. (3) R.M. Daehncke, 1200 Pilze in Farbfotos, AT Verlag (2009), p 356. (4) http://home.online.no/~araronse/Mycenakey/haematopus.htm