Memories4Me

By Memories4Me

Fairy Umbrella

We've had so much rain, for weeks.  Of course, that's good for the Fungi and they are sprouting everywhere.  This is a wee "fairy umbrella" in the garden.  Well, that's what we called them when I was young.  I haven't seen one in my yard in years.  I believe it is a type of ink cap, Parasola plicatilis, also called Japanese umbrellas. They do look like the delicate paper umbrellas I saw in Japan when I was there. They are very tiny, maybe 3-4 inches tall with a very thin stem.  They last only about 24 hours so I was lucky to see this one.  Gift#184: a new mushroom in the garden.

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