A mushroom lays on its side revealing the underside of the cap and a vibrant purple stalk.

Details of a fallen backyard mushroom. The porous underside and strange pattern on the purple stalk seem alien. #mushroom #mushroomphotography #mycology #mycologyphotography #photography #stalk #purple #purplestalk #mushroomsofbluesky #pores #porous #spores #sporepores #alien #alienpattern