Mycena nargan 1
Mycena nargan, "Nargan's Bonnet" is a handsome, rare, wood-rotting Australian fungus, found in groups on woody debris and especially on the underneath of rotting logs in wet forest. Cap to 30 mm, convex, maybe a central depression, distinctively very dark brown (but fades); covered with scaly white spots when young, but these are lost with age. Gills grey-brown, lighter near edge; spore print white. Stem sturdy, dark brown, becoming much lighter with age; with whitish scales when young, especially near the base; fine white mycelium at base. NB: Harder to identify when white spots/scales are lost. Mason's Falls, Kinglake National Park, 2007.
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