Mycena clarkeana (Mycena clarkeana) in Melbourne, Australia

Photo by Mark Ridgway

Published on Project Noah

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Field Notes

Description:

A cluster of very attractive pink mycenas on the trunk of an unknown species of small tree. Caps were about 22mm wide.

Habitat:

National Park rain forest.

Notes:

Found only in south eastern Australia. 
phylum: Basidiomycota 
subphylum: Agaricomycotina 
class: Agaricomycetes 
subclass: Agaricomycetidae 
order: Agaricales 
family: Mycenaceae

Reference Links:

Mycena clarkeana - Information on Mycena clarkeana, Mycena, Mycena clarkeana | Atlas of Living Australia

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Comments (15)

maplemoth662

Three, beautiful photos....

Mark Ridgway

Thanks bg11a1 and ShannaB. Fixed the order :-)

ShannaB

Gorgeous shots, Mark. I really like the third one.

bg11a1

Beautiful

Mark Ridgway

Thanks Jill :)

JillBlack

Great photographic detail thanks for sharing

Mark Ridgway

Thanks Kathleen. We are hoping a good fungi season is about to start here.

KathleenMcEachern

Wonderful spotting!

Mark Ridgway

Thank you Martin and Sergio. My camera made a dreadful grinding noise after these. Let's hope it was the last gasp.

MartinL

What a stunning photo.

Sergio Monteiro

Great job, Mark.

Mark Ridgway

Thanks Antonio. Glad you liked them.

AntónioGinjaGinja

Wow Mark,just perfect,congrats and thanks for sharing those beautys

Mark Ridgway

Thanks Rob. This species are naturally good lookers.

RobThacker

Beautiful picture Mark

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