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Mycena corticola (species complex)
The caps were about 3 mm in diameter.
Found on the bark of what I remember to be a coniferous tree.
Lifer! I need to remember to check this tree in the summer.
Thank you, Mark! I wholly agree. I found the ID in my mushroom guide by David Arora just as you were suggesting this.
Just a suggestion J - Michael Kuo says "Mycena corticola is a gorgeous little mushroom, common in eastern North America but rarely noticed by collectors since a specimen measuring a centimeter across is a virtual Goliath. Like most species of Mycena it is a wood rotting saprobe--but it thrives on bark rather than wood."
Spotted on Dec 24, 2013
Submitted on Jan 2, 2014
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