Eyelash Cup (Scutellinia sp.)

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Photo by Christine Y.

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41.903, -73.4621

Field Notes

Description:

Tiny orange cup fungi that were 1-5mm in size. The outer edges of the fruiting bodies were covered with long, dark hairs that resemble eyelashes. There were a couple dozen growing in small clusters.

Habitat:

Growing on rotting wood in a mostly deciduous forest.

Notes:

Maybe Scutellinia scutellata?

Reference Links:

Scutellinia - Wikipedia

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Comments (9)

Christine Y.

Thanks, they were fantastic, even though they were so very tiny! The color popped right out.

BlueOriole

Wow!

Christine Y.

Thank you harrydangar98.

Wilksk

beautiful

Wilksk

amaging

Christine Y.

Thanks Lisa, it was on mine as well. Check all the rotting logs that you come across, lol.

flowntheloop

Beautiful! This fungus is definitely on my bucket list :)

Christine Y.

Thanks. I had been searching specifically for this cup fungi on this hike, and was about to give up when I finally found it. Quite a few of them were in the 5mm range, which is the large compared to what I've found in the past.

maplemoth662

An unusual fungi....A very pretty fungi...

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Eyelash Cup

Scutellinia sp.

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41.903, -73.4621

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