Mushroom identification

Mycena

Very small species with thin stems and mainly conical caps. Some exude a liquid on breaking the stem.

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Many mushrooms are poisonous and some are lethally poisonous. It can be very difficult to distinguish between an edible and a poisonous mushroom. Because of that, we strongly advise against consuming wild mushrooms, and this site does not contain any information about the edibility or toxicity of mushrooms.

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