21st Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
The hairy mushroom

This reddish colour Bristly Tropical Cup (Cookeina trichloma) was found in the bank of Mahaweli river, near to the Hakkinda islands in Kandy. There are tiny droplets of water in the tips of the hair like structures present it.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 11.2023
Date Uploaded: 11.2023
Photo Location: Kandy, Sri Lanka
Camera: Canon EOS 1500D
Copyright: © V.A.M.P.K. Samarawickrama