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Red Pinwheel Marasmius

Marasmius haematocephalus

Description:

Marasmius mushrooms are found worldwide, especially in the Tropics. They come in a variety of colours such as orange, pink and white.

Habitat:

They enjoy dark, damp to wet areas on decaying matter, particularly leaf litter and grow in large numbers, forming 'colonies' of tiny mushrooms, covering the entire subject they are feeding on. Their caps or fruiting bodies are very soft.

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15 Comments

celestialprincess101
celestialprincess101 11 years ago

Thank you :)

Smith Zoo
Smith Zoo 11 years ago

So elegant!

Pradeep Kumar
Pradeep Kumar 11 years ago

Beautiful display!!

Braulio Rivas Tapia
Braulio Rivas Tapia 11 years ago

Wow!
Great shot, Princess!

celestialprincess101
celestialprincess101 11 years ago

Thank you everyone :)

Seema
Seema 11 years ago

nice shots

RiekoS
RiekoS 11 years ago

Nice!

LaurenZarate
LaurenZarate 11 years ago

Lovely picture!

Noel Buensuceso
Noel Buensuceso 11 years ago

Beautiful spot!

celestialprincess101
celestialprincess101 11 years ago

Thank you!

Reza Hashemizadeh
Reza Hashemizadeh 11 years ago

Lovely !

celestialprincess101
celestialprincess101 11 years ago

Thank you :)

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 11 years ago

Beautiful species and pic.

celestialprincess101
celestialprincess101 11 years ago

Thank you Jared :)

JC_Forester
JC_Forester 11 years ago

Nice specimen!

Trinidad and Tobago

Spotted on Jun 13, 2013
Submitted on Jun 13, 2013

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