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red cup fungus

Scutellinia scutellata

Photo by shebebusynow
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Field Notes

Description:

Small red disc edged in dark 'hairs', leading to its name as the Eyelash Cup. Underneath are more dark 'hairs'. Attachment is in a single central point of the underside; no stem. The largest is about an inch or less in diameter.

Habitat:

On a dead stump, in temperate rain forest.

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