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Vivid: blackening waxcap mushrooms

18 August 2016 by David

Vivid: blackening waxcap mushrooms

Blackening waxap mushrooms emerge from the ground a vivid orange / yellowish colour, and then turn black (surprise). Look out for them growing in short grass – these were on the lawn of a local dentist.

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