About this fungus
Parabolic Bonnet is a fungus in the Mycenaceae family. Its habitat and field characteristics are summarised below.
A dark, steeply bell-shaped bonnet on a conifer stump or log.
What to check
Confirm conifer wood, a dark polished stem, pale attached gills and a white spore print.
Variation
The cap fades from dark brown towards grey-brown and becomes more striate when moist.
Lookalikes
Other dark wood-growing Mycena can be inseparable macroscopically.
Habitat and range
A decomposer of conifer wood in northern temperate forest.
Food safety
Inedible.