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Laccaria sp
Small mushrooms with caps that were deep orange in the centre and became paler towards the margin. The stipes were paler near the cap and a graduated orange towards the base. Gills were thick and waxy with a pink or flesh colour to them.
Damp eucalyptus forest. These mushrooms were growing in damp leaf litter under eucalyptus trees.
Spotted on Mar 20, 2012
Submitted on Mar 22, 2012
3 Comments
I understand that mushrooms are only the fruiting body and eating them is like eating apples (the right ones of course) - the tree is still growing and okay.
Thanks Anurag - I love mushrooms too; to eat ( the right ones of course) and to look at. They are so varied and so beautiful aren't they?
Great spotting! Nice mushroom!, ate some for lunch today. Hope it doesn't mind.