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Black Cup Fungi

Plectania melastoma

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Field Notes

Description:

Brown underside and black top mushroom growing on a dead tree. I would guess the first two photos show the young and the last two the matured mushroom.

Habitat:

Decidious tree forest

Species ID Suggestions

Black Cup Mushroom/Fungi

Not Sure On Scientific
Sebastian B.
1

Black Cup Fungi

Plectania melastoma
chesterbperry
2

Black Bulgar?

Bulgaria inquinans?
Lipase
1

Comments (5)
Sebastian B.
Well the inside of the first is black, so If they are the same, one could be covered in miss or fungi, or something.
FaredinAliyevski
Thanks chesterbperry for the ID, it must be the same because at least in Denmark we don't have other species of that genus.
Sebastian B.
It looks really like Black Cup Mushroom/Fungi
chesterbperry
Another great find Fared, I am not entirely convinced the last two photos are same species, maybe someone more experienced will chime in.

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Mushroom Mapping
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Scandinavian's Biodiversity
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project
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Danish wildlife
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PublishedSeptember 25, 2013

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