Mycena pura
| Mycena pura | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Mycenaceae |
| Genus: | Mycena |
| Species: | M. pura
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| Binomial name | |
| Mycena pura | |
Mycena pura | |
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 | Gills on hymenium |
 | Cap is flat |
 | Hymenium is adnexed |
 | Stipe is bare |
 | Spore print is white |
 | Ecology is saprotrophic |
 | Edibility is poisonous |
Mycena pura, commonly known as the lilac mycena,[1] lilac bonnet,[2] is a species of mushroom in the family Mycenaceae.
Taxonomy
[edit]First called Agaricus prunus in 1794 by Christian Hendrik Persoon, it was assigned its current name in 1871 by German Paul Kummer.[3]
Description
[edit]Mycena pura is a tiny to medium-sized mushroom that can grow in a variety of hues, frequently with purple undertones. The cap ranges from 2 to 6 centimetres (3⁄4 to 2+1⁄4 in) in size.[4] It is violet to purple when young but can change color with age. It can be convex, flat, or bell-shaped. The gills are pale or pinkish in color and get cross veins as they age. The stem is 4 to 10 cm (1+1⁄2 to 4 in) long and 2 to 6 millimetres (1⁄8 to 1⁄4 in) thick.[4] It is colored like the cap, hollow, and the same shade. There is no ring on the mushroom. It has a radish-like scent. The spores are white[5] and produce a white spore print.[6]
It produces a faint bioluminescence, visible at night.[7]
Similar species
[edit]Similar species include Clitocybe nuda, Laccaria amethysteo-occidentalis, M. purpureofusca,[5] and M. pelianthina.[6]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]It is widely dispersed across North America and can be found beneath conifers or occasionally hardwoods as decomposing forest litter.[6]
Ecology
[edit]Mycena pura is known to bioaccumulate the element boron.[8]
Toxicity
[edit]Given that it includes the toxin muscarine, it should not be consumed.[9] M. pura does not appear to have any psychedelic characteristics.[4]
Despite the presence of toxins,[10] some guides list M. pura as edible.[11]
Bioactive compounds
[edit]Mycena pura contains the chemical puraquinonic acid, a sesquiterpene. This compound induces mammalian cells (specifically, the cell line HL60) to differentiate into granulocyte- or macrophage-like cells. The fungus also contains the antifungal metabolite strobilurin D, previously found in Cyphellopsis anomala.[9]
Gallery
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Arora, David (1986) [1979]. Mushrooms Demystified: A Comprehensive Guide to the Fleshy Fungi (2nd ed.). Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Press. pp. 230–231. ISBN 978-0-89815-170-1.
- ^ "Recommended English Names for Fungi in the UK" (PDF). British Mycological Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-16.
- ^ Kummer P. (1871). Der Führer in die Pilzkunde. Zerbst. p. 107.
- ^ a b c "Mycena pura: The Ultimate Mushroom Guide". Mushroom Identification - Ultimate Mushroom Library. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
- ^ a b Davis, R. Michael; Sommer, Robert; Menge, John A. (2012). Field Guide to Mushrooms of Western North America. Berkeley: University of California Press. pp. 181–182. ISBN 978-0-520-95360-4. OCLC 797915861.
- ^ a b c Audubon (2023). Mushrooms of North America. Knopf. p. 433. ISBN 978-0-593-31998-7.
- ^ "Lilac Bonnet (Mycena pura) Identification -". Totally Wild UK. 2022-02-08. Retrieved 2025-05-27.
- ^ Vetter Y. (1995). "Boron content of edible mushrooms of Hungary". Zeitschrift für Lebensmittel-Untersuchung und -Forschung. 201 (6): 524–27. doi:10.1007/BF01201576. PMID 8585328. S2CID 82014966.
- ^ a b Becker U, Erkel G, Anke T, Sterner O (1997). "Puraquinonic acid, a novel inducer of differentiation of human HL-60 promyelocytic leukemia cells from Mycena pura (Pers. Ex Fr.)". Natural Product Research. 9 (3): 229–36. doi:10.1080/10575639708048319.
- ^ Miller Jr., Orson K.; Miller, Hope H. (2006). North American Mushrooms: A Field Guide to Edible and Inedible Fungi. Guilford, CN: FalconGuide. p. 169. ISBN 978-0-7627-3109-1.
- ^ Phillips, Roger (2010) [2005]. Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 95. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.
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