Mushrooms (Mycena spec) - seen beside the path
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Mushrooms (Mycena spec) - seen beside the path
Image: © Evelyn Simak Taken: 3 Dec 2008
A forest of tiny mushrooms growing on a piece of decomposing tree trunk - some have already fallen victim to the recent cold temperatures. These mushrooms belong to the Mycena species. Mushrooms of this species are rarely more than a few centimetres in width and characterized by a white spore print, a small conical or bell-shaped cap, and a thin fragile stem. Most are grey or brown, but a few species have brighter colours. Most have a translucent and striate cap, which rarely has an incurved margin. The gills are attached and usually have cystidia. A few of the species exude a latex when the stem is broken, and many have the odour of bleach. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mycena
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Image Location
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52.628986
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1.388252