One of the more interesting mushrooms that grows near me. The orange color comes from a parasitic ascomycete fungus that grows on the host mushroom. This guy is edible, but I was trail riding so I didn't harvest.
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Not sure if ginormous shroom or teeny tiny baby leaves.
From what I could find, the answer appears to be teeny tiny baby leaves.