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Bleeding Fairy Helmet Small, pinkish-gray mushrooms with white gills. They exuded a purple juice from the stem and flesh when I disturbed them. You can see the actual drops dripping off one of the mushroom caps. Bleeding Fairy Helmet,Bleeding fairy helmet,Geotagged,Mycena,Mycena haematopus,Summer,United States,fungi,fungus,mushroom,mushrooms,mycena Click/tap to enlarge

Bleeding Fairy Helmet

Small, pinkish-gray mushrooms with white gills. They exuded a purple juice from the stem and flesh when I disturbed them. You can see the actual drops dripping off one of the mushroom caps.

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The Bleeding fairy helmet

"Mycena haematopus", commonly known as the bleeding fairy helmet, is a species of fungus in the Mycenaceae family, of the order Agaricales. It is widespread and common in Europe and North America, and has also been collected in Japan and Venezuela.

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Similar species: Agaricales
Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Mar 21, 2018. Captured Sep 19, 2017 09:50 in 5 East St, New Milford, CT 06776, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 60D
  • f/4.0
  • 1/64s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.

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