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Mycena subcyanocephala is a species of fungus that grows on wood in the tropical parts of Taiwan. It's currently the smallest know mushroom in the world, with caps about 1 mm tall and a white color with a pale blue tone. It belongs to the Mycenaceae family and the section Spinosae.
Mycena is a rich genus, considered one of the most abundant genera of mushrooms within the Agaricales and with species distributed across the world. [ 5 ] Alexander Smith's 1947 Mycena monograph identified 232 species; the genus is now known to include about 500 species worldwide. [ 12 ]
Hygrocybe miniata, commonly known as the vermilion waxcap or miniature waxy cap, [1] is a small, bright red or red-orange mushroom of the waxcap genus Hygrocybe. It is a cosmopolitan species, that is found worldwide. In Europe, it is found in fields, on sandy heaths, or grassy commons in the autumn. [2]
[3] [1] [4] It is a wood-inhabiting mushroom native to New Zealand. [5] [6] The small fungus is saprotrophic, meaning it gains nutrients from decaying organic matter and appears on stressed or dying plants, often found on rotting wood and twigs. As matter decomposes within a medium in which a saprotroph is residing, the saprotroph breaks such ...
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Entoloma hochstetteri, also known as the blue pinkgill, sky-blue mushroom or similar names, is a species of mushroom that is endemic to New Zealand.The small mushroom is a distinctive all-blue colour, while the gills have a slight reddish tint from the spores.
Laccaria laccata, commonly known as the deceiver, lackluster laccaria, [1] or waxy laccaria, is a white-spored species of small edible mushroom found throughout North America and Europe. It is a highly variable mushroom (hence 'deceiver'), and can look quite washed out, colorless and drab, but when younger it often assumes red, pinkish brown ...
Xeromphalina campanella is a species of mushroom. The common names of the species include the golden trumpet and the bell Omphalina. The genus name Xeromphalina means "little dry navel" and campanella means "bell-shaped", respectively describing the mature and young shapes of the pileus, or cap. [2] The mushroom is also called fuzzy-foot. [3]