This species, as well as M. galericulata, is closely related to M. cohærens. I have found it in dense tufts or clusters, sometimes on lawns, on the bare ground, and in the woods. It is one of the plants in which the stems may be cooked with the caps.
Mycena capillaris. Schum.
Capillaris means hair-like. This is a very small but beautiful white plant.
The pileus is bell-shaped, at length umbilicate, smooth.
The gills are attached to the stem, ascending, rather distant.
The stem is thread-like, smooth, short.
The spores are 7–8×4. Fries.
These plants are very small and easily overlooked. They grow on leaves in the woods after a rain. July and August. Quite common.
Mycena setosa. Sow.
Setosa means full of setæ or hairs.