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Pixies parasol (Mycena interrupta) Small, delicate, blue fungi growing on very damp logs in cool shady eucalyptus rainforest. <br /> Looks like someone&#039;s glass eye on a stick. Australia,DRNP,Fall,Geotagged,Mycena interrupta,Rainforest Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Pixies parasol (Mycena interrupta)

Small, delicate, blue fungi growing on very damp logs in cool shady eucalyptus rainforest.
Looks like someone's glass eye on a stick.

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Insanely beautiful, and very valuable. Check out how few fungi we have from Australia:
    http://www.jungledragon.com/wildlifemap/AU/species/browse/fungi     Posted 9 years ago
  2. View Flown Kimmerling's profile
    Flown Kimmerling
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    Breathtakingly beautiful! Posted 7 years ago

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The Pixie's parasol

"Mycena interrupta" is a species of mushroom. It has a Gondwanan distribution pattern, being found in Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia and Chile. In Australia it is found in Victoria, Tasmania, New South Wales, and South Australia, and in Queensland where its distribution is limited to Lamington National Park.

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Similar species: Agaricales
Species identified by Mark Ridgway
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By Mark Ridgway

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Uploaded Mar 1, 2016. Captured May 21, 2013 23:28 in LOT 18 Belview Terrace, Tremont VIC 3785, Australia.
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  • EX-Z2000
  • f/3.4
  • 1/50s
  • ISO125
  • 8.46mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.

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