Podoserpula miranda

Podoserpula miranda is a species of fungus in the family Amylocorticiaceae. Found in New Caledonia, it was described in 2012. Its common name is the Barbie pagoda fungus due to its brilliant pink color similar to cotton candy and multi-tiered appearance, possessing 3 to 6 pilei stacked one above the other which are separated by about one-half inch (about one cm) of stem between pilei, as opposed to having a single pileus like most other agaricoid fungi. The species reaches a height of four inches (ten centimeters). Its specific epithet miranda means 'wonderful' in Latin.

It grows in the soil and is associated with the Oak Gum tree, Arillastrum gummiferum.