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The magical mystery of a miniature mushroom kingdom

An Australian photographer gets up close and personal with the fungal underworld

Picture of Stephanie Talmadge
by Stephanie Talmadge
August 10, 2015

Xeromphalina leonina

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Panus lecomtei

(Steve Axford)Colorful and quirky, the mushrooms and other eccentric fungi that populate the photographer's collections create a whimsical mini-world, one in which Tinkerbell and her fairy fr

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Leratiomyces ceres

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Schizophylum commune

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Tubaria rufofulva

(Steve Axford)Steve occasionally ventures farther from home to photograph fungi; he recently shot some images while on a visit to Tasmania. But he mostly adds to his collections at or near hi

Marasmiaceae

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Cyptotrama aspratum

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Crepidotus

(Steve Axford)One creepy-crawly set of challenges that comes with Steve's chosen subjects? The sinister fauna lurking about in the forests' dark, damp corners."I had to learn to cope with lee

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Marasmius haematocephalus

(Steve Axford)So what's the appeal then, of trekking about in the dank, humid woods, where pests big and small await?"There is fascination with the unknown," Steve says. "There are probably m

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Lichen

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