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Fairy Parachutes (Marasmiellus candidus)

Fairy parachutes (Marasmiellus candidus) are small, whitish mushrooms which grow on twigs and other woody debris. These whimsical fungi have short, curvy stipes and widely-spaced gills featuring elaborate cross venation. Despite years of searching, I have yet to find one of these floating down from the sky with a fairy attached ;~)


Fairy parachutes (Marasmiellus candidus). Focus-stacked composite of 44 exposures. Stillwater Cove Regional Park, Sonoma County, California, USA.
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