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Armillaria mellea
Very tiny sprouting fungi, yellow and fluffy on the cap. The caps smaller than 1 cm. Attached to dead bark. With amethist deceiver (purple mushroom on the side) nearby. I just learned that they can produce bioluminescence! I did not see that on time to go back and check it out.
Meerdaalbos.
Spotted on Oct 12, 2013
Submitted on Dec 1, 2013
7 Comments
It really does! :)
And the bark is colourful, too, so even greater composition of colours :))
Thanks, Sintija! Yes, the purple of the amethyst deceiver next to the yellow honey fungus and the brown bark as background alltogether make a nice contrast :-)
Those last photos are especially amazing! :)) Wonderful colour combination! :))
I have just found out through a forum of fungi experts the species: Armillaria mellea. It is just the very young sprouting fungus so it looks very different from the mature ones :-)
Wondering if it's Pholiota sp ??
Yes, Leuba! I was in the woods at the right moment, it seems. Mushrooms of all colors :-)
Fantastic shots - must have looked amazing , the yellow and purple together !