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Fuzzy Foot - Mycena overholtsii *ID is tentative<br />
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Habitat: Growing on rotting wood in a swamp Fall,Geotagged,Mycena overholtsii,United States,fungus,mushroom,mycena Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Fuzzy Foot - Mycena overholtsii

*ID is tentative

Habitat: Growing on rotting wood in a swamp

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''Mycena overholtsii'', commonly known as the snowbank fairy helmet or fuzzy foot, is a species of fungus in the family Mycenaceae. The mushrooms produced by the fungus are relatively large for the genus ''Mycena'', with convex grayish caps up to 5 cm in diameter and stems up to 15 cm long. The gills on the underside of the cap are whitish to pale gray, and initially closely spaced before becoming well-spaced at maturity after the cap enlarges. The mushrooms are characterized by the dense covering.. more

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

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Uploaded Feb 7, 2019. Captured Oct 3, 2018 10:57 in 281 Main St S, Woodbury, CT 06798, USA.
  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/5.0
  • 1/64s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm