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Ascocoryne sarcoides
Beautiful reddish purple fruiting bodies that were 0.5-1.5 cm wide. Some were flat and disc-shaped, while others were cup-shaped.
Growing on a very rotten log in a mixed forest.
This fungus contains the bioactive, antibiotic compound ascocorynin, which has been shown to inhibit the growth of several Gram-positive bacteria.
Spotted on Nov 19, 2017
Submitted on Nov 21, 2017
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