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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 known 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.
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]
Coprinopsis pulchricaerulea is a small blue mushroom found rarely in Australia. It can appear to resemble a secotioid fungus due to the cap which may only partially open and the indistinct structure of the hymenium. Cap: 8–28mm wide by 6–22mm tall. Starts spherical becoming ovate to convex with age.
The cap is small, 1–4 centimetres (3 ⁄ 8 – 1 + 5 ⁄ 8 in) wide with a dense yet spongey body texture. It is known as the split-gill mushroom because of the unique, longitudinally divided nature of the namesake gills on the underside of the cap. This mushroom is found throughout the world. [1]
The popularly called Tassili mushroom figures are Neolithic petroglyphs and cave paintings discovered in Tassili n'Ajjer, Algeria, which contain features resembling mushrooms. Hypothesized to date back to 7000–5000 BC, they are considered by some researchers to be figures that have shamanic connotations and one of the strongest pieces of ...
Mushrooms have been found in art traditions around the world, including in western and non-western works. [1] Ranging throughout those cultures, works of art that depict mushrooms can be found in ancient and contemporary times. Often, symbolic associations can also be given to the mushrooms depicted in the works of art.
Pseudoplectania nigrella, commonly known as the ebony cup, the black false plectania, or the hairy black cup, is a species of fungus in the family Sarcosomataceae.The fruit bodies of this saprobic fungus are small blackish cups, typically up to 2 cm (3 ⁄ 4 in) broad.
Mycena interrupta growing on a log in East Gippsland.. The caps of Mycena interrupta range from 0.8 to 2 cm, and are a brilliant cyan blue colour. They are globose when emergent and then develop a broad convex shape as they mature, with the centre of the cap slightly depressed.