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Mycena haematopus
Saprobic mushrooms with conical, knobbed caps that were tan with blood red margins. Gills were distant and cream-colored with red on the edges.
Spotted growing out of the top of a rotting log in a deciduous forest.
When squeezed or cut, the flesh and stipe ooze a red blood-like latex. The species name "haematopus" literally means "blood-foot" in Greek.
Spotted on Nov 8, 2017
Submitted on Nov 9, 2017
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Thanks!
Absolutely gorgeous! Another on my bucket list!