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Green/blue elfcup

Chlorociboria aeruginascens

Description:

blue-green discs (ca. 3-5mm diam.) which sometimes have a small stipe, and the blue-green stain it imparts to the wood. In some instances the discs appear bluer and at other times, greener.

Habitat:

Found on blue stained wood in a very wet waterfall enviroment

Notes:

It is possible that this is a species complex, with more than one species in Tasmania

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6 Comments

triggsturner
triggsturner 7 years ago

Great series and amazing colour! Congrats on your 2nd place Charlie.

Felix Fleck
Felix Fleck 7 years ago

What an amazing colour! Congrats.

CharliePrice
CharliePrice 7 years ago

Thankyou PN ...second is fantastic , even if it is too what we in Tasmania refer to as a weed ...lol ;) they make pretty pictures and are known worldwide.

armadeus.4
armadeus.4 7 years ago

Congratulations Charlie! Cool little fungi :)

DanielePralong
DanielePralong 7 years ago

Congratulations Charlie, these beauties came 2nd in our 2016 Best Photo mission in the Fungi category!

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LarryGraziano
LarryGraziano 7 years ago

Love this!

CharliePrice
Spotted by
CharliePrice

Launceston, Tasmania, Australia

Spotted on May 3, 2016
Submitted on May 3, 2016

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