A saprophytic and delicate fungus of the leaf litter in humid forests and woodland, the Fragile Dapperling often dissolves in hot weather. Widely dist


A saprophytic and delicate fungus of the leaf litter in humid forests and woodland, the Fragile Dapperling often dissolves in hot weather. Widely distributed worldwide they are not edible and suspected to be poisonous.


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Location: Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania
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