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Mycena leaiana
Characterized by their bright orange caps and stalks and reddish-orange gill edges, they usually grow in dense clusters on deciduous logs. The pigment responsible for the orange color in this species has antibiotic properties.
Deciduous forest
Found by Kennedy Womack, Jenna Nichols, Lauren Duffy, Troy Stafford, Tyler Day, and Lucas Cook.
Spotted on Nov 20, 2013
Submitted on Dec 4, 2013
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