Golden Trumpets - Xeromphalina campanella

Habitat: Growing in abundance on a lichen-covered stump; rural backyard

comments (4)

Ferdy Christant

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Love this shot! So many details to inspect and the perspective is really cool and dynamic. Posted 3 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
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  Thanks! I love this stump and visit it every time that I'm in Rhode Island. It's in my mom's backyard so is easily accessed :). Posted 3 years ago, modified 3 years ago

Ruth Spigelman

Lion

Such eye-catching beauty from the natural world. I love the contrasts of colour and shapes and as Ferdy says, perspective is awesome. Posted 3 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
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  Thanks, Ruth! This stump always has something beautiful to show me -- lichen, moss, insects, various fungi. Posted 3 years ago

The Golden trumpet

"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.

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Similar species: Agaricales

Species identified by Christine Young