Mycena aetites, commonly known as the drab bonnet, is a species of mushroom in the family Mycenaceae. First described as Agaricus aetites by Swedish mycologist Elias Magnus Fries in 1838, it was assigned its current name in 1872 by Lucien Quélet. This rare mushroom is found in Europe.

Description

The cap is a grey-brown color that is somewhat darker in the center. Initially conical in shape, the cap flattens out in maturity to become bell-shaped; the cap can reach a diameter of up to 2 cm. The stipe of M. aetites has a pruinose apex and isglabrous below. The mushrooms has an raphanoid odour. A similar species is Mycena abramsii. This species usually grows on woods and have cheilocystidia with a clear acute-neck.

Ecology

Mycena aetites grows on decayed wood and woody debris in temperate ecosystems.

Edibility

Mycena aetites is considered inedible. It has an indistinct taste, and a faint odor of radish.