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Can't find an English name for this one. You can find these mushrooms on oak leaves in springwater in mixed forests Geotagged,Mitrula paludosa,Netherlands,Spring Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Can't find an English name for this one.

You can find these mushrooms on oak leaves in springwater in mixed forests

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  1. Nice! We have a different species, but call them Swamp Beacons:
    Swamp Beacon - Mitrula elegans I saw dozens of these growing in shallow water!<br />
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Habitat: Wetland<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/79441/swamp_beacon_-_mitrula_elegans.html<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/79442/swamp_beacon_-_mitrula_elegans.html Geotagged,Mitrula elegans,Spring,Swamp Beacon,United States
    Posted 5 years ago
    1. Yes, I first thought they were synonyms, but they are different species often given the same common name. Posted 5 years ago
    2. Looks the seem to me Christine, gorgeous.
      Posted 5 years ago
      1. Thanks! They are pretty little things - like tiny candles. Posted 5 years ago
  2. Very beautiful catch! Posted 5 years ago
    1. Thnx Marta.
      Posted 5 years ago
  3. Spectacular and beautiful! Posted 5 years ago
    1. thnx so much Barry Posted 5 years ago

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''Mitrula paludosa'', the swamp beacon or bog beacon, is a species of fungus.

Similar species: Helotiales
Species identified by Paul Dirksen
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By Paul Dirksen

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Uploaded Mar 20, 2020. Captured Apr 9, 2018 10:22 in Hoenderloseweg, 7339 Ugchelen, Netherlands.
  • SM-A520F
  • f/1.9
  • 1/100s
  • ISO50
  • 3.6mm