A cluster of Common Inkcap parasols appear on a garden lawn. The fungus grows predominantly on buried deciduous deadwood.
A cluster of Common Inkcap parasols appear on a garden lawn. The fungus grows predominantly on buried deciduous deadwood. Spore dispersal is affected by deliquescence, when the cap liquifies.
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Location: Scarborough, UK
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
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