October 1, 2016

Mycena metata

"The Smurfs are out..." Photo by Johann Marquez
Common Name: None

Scientific Name: Mycena metata

Photo taken near the canteen of Philippine Science High School-Central Luzon Campus in September 2016

"I was following the pack, all swallowed in their coats
With scarves of red tied 'round their throats"
-- White Winter Hymnal (Fleet Foxes)

About Mycena metata

     From dark to pale brown, with a touch of pink at the center, small groups of mushrooms scared of the glare of the summer heat and the whisper of the late autumn breeze ask mossy lawns and needle beds and conifers and deciduous trees a favor—to be their hideaway. Can they handle the seasons of their lives? 

Sources:

http://www.mycobank.org/Biolomics.aspx?Table=Mycobank
http://www.mycena.no/metata.htm

Photo and description by Johann Marquez

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