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Bright purple mushrooms emerging from under moss and filmy ferns
Temperate rainforest
Spotted on Sep 10, 2011
Submitted on Sep 12, 2011
8 Comments
Growing out of soil, but very rich in fine organic matter on the surface
on timber or soil ?
Ha ha, I'm a big nerd too. Got really excited today when I received the results of my backyard vegie patch soil test. So high in organic carbon and most nutrients, compared to all the farm tests I've seen, just low in Boron.
nice color
We actually get a purple mushroom at our place, but the structure is all wrong for your spotting. My excuse is that I'm a big nerd and I have a large collection of field guides.
Yeah, colour was a real surprise - never seen purple fungi before. Anyway, thanks to Lori for trying the ID. What do you do in Tas to be so keen on this? I'm a NRM pro, based in Launceston. That's half my excuse.
They make e think of Hygrocybe firma, but the color is wrong. Maybe something in the same family: http://www.mushroomexpert.com/hygrophora...
amazing colour!