Orange Bonnet

Orange Bonnet - Mycena acicula

Description

A tiny orange-red fungus found on twigs, etc. The cap is conical or bell-shaped and usually paler towards the edge.  Gills are adnexed/free, white or pale yellow; the stipe is pale yellow. 

Similar Species

Mycena adonis may also have a red-orange cap.  Rickenella fibula is a very small orange grassland species with strongly decurrent gills.

Identification difficulty
Recording advice

Photograph from top down, in side view and from underneath to show gills and full length of stipe.  Note habitat and substrate.

Habitat

Damp deciduous broadleaf woodlands, amongst moss and leaf litter on twigs and woody debris

When to see it

Autumn

UK Status

Widespread and fairly frequent in Britain.

VC55 Status

Status in Leicestershire & Rutland not known.

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

MAP KEY:

Yellow squares = NBN records (all known data)
Coloured circles = NatureSpot records: 2025+ | 2020-2024 | pre-2020

UK Map

Additional images

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