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Bleeding Fairy Helmet (Mycena haematopus)

Bleeding fairy helmet (Mycena haematopus) is a beautiful mushroom species known for the red juice that it "bleeds" when damaged. The reddish-brown caps also have scalloped margins, a feature which helps to differentiate this species from other bleeding mushrooms.


Bleeding fairy helmet (Mycena haematopus), cluster of mushrooms with one specimen displaying its signature red juice. Focus-stacked composite of 44 exposures. Portola Redwoods State Park, San Mateo County, California, USA.
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Bleeding fairy helmet (Mycena haematopus), undamaged cluster of mushrooms. Focus-stacked composite of 43 exposures. Portola Redwoods State Park, San Mateo County, California, USA.
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