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Devil's Urn

Urnula craterium

Photo by AshleyT
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Field Notes

Description:

A type of cup fungus maybe?

Habitat:

Growing on a branch in an oak forest. It had been raining hard for the past 30 ish hours so there was water everywhere. I noticed a lot more of this fungi around the area after I first saw this one.

Reference Links:

Urnula craterium: The Devil's Urn (MushroomExpert.Com)

Species ID Suggestions

Devil's Urn

Urnula craterium

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RandyL.
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Comments (3)
AshleyT
Thank you Randy and Antonio, always nice to learn about new fungi!
AntónioGinjaGinja
Very nice one,it's a Peziza sp,let me see if i figure wich ones are common in your area,congrats and thanks fo sharing :-9

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