bleeding fairy helmet

Mycena haematopus

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Mycena haematopus, commonly known as the bleeding fairy helmet, the burgundydrop bonnet, or the bleeding Mycena, is a species of fungus in the Mycenaceae family, of the order Agaricales. It is widespread and common in Europe and North America, and has also been collected in Japan and Venezuela. It is saprotrophic—meaning that it obtains nutrients by consuming decomposing organic matter—and the fruit bodies appear in small groups or clusters on the decaying logs, trunks, and stumps...

Fuentes y créditos

  1. (c) Tatiana Bulyonkova, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/41503862@N08/3901551374
  2. (c) Wikipedia, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mycena_haematopus

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Member of mycena
Color pink, purple, red