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Small orange mushroom While not particularly uncommon, it looks like this one may just live here in the Pacific Northwest. I believe it is a relative to waxy caps, but grows on wood rather than on the ground Chrysomphalina aurantiaca,Geotagged,United States Click/tap to enlarge

Small orange mushroom

While not particularly uncommon, it looks like this one may just live here in the Pacific Northwest. I believe it is a relative to waxy caps, but grows on wood rather than on the ground

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The Chrysomphalina aurantiaca

Chrysomphalina aurantiaca is a mushroom belonging to the family Hygrophoraceae that can be found in the Pacific northwest in dark, damp old growth forests.

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Similar species: Agaricales
Species identified by travismorhardt
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Uploaded Nov 8, 2014. Captured Nov 7, 2014 12:44 in Deceiver Trail, Renton, WA 98059, USA.
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