Cup fungi

Cookeina sulcipes

Description:

Cookeina sulcipes - Cup fungi? Approximately 1" diameter. Coral pink colour with a pale cream stem.

Habitat:

Growing between rocks on a mountainside waterfall

Species ID Suggestions

5 Comments

VivBraznell 9 years ago

Thanks Jae!

Jae 9 years ago

Great photos, Viv. It looks like a cup fungi to me, so I'd go for a Cookeina sp. as well. The Jelly ear fungus (Auricularia auricula) doesn't really have a stem like the one in your picture. Hope you can find the right ID.

VivBraznell 9 years ago

Thank you for the reference Sukanya ... Thanks Neil! I thought it was but so many look alike I needed confirmation

Neil Ross 9 years ago

I'd go along with that too, Viv. An image search for this species will show so many specimens that resemble your spotting. It is also cultivated in Thailand for eating. Well done, Sukanya.

SukanyaDatta 9 years ago

To me it looked like a human ear...so I gave a search using that (human ear fungus) as the keywords...Auricularia auricula-judae came up.
Mind taking a look? http://www.natuaragon.com/fichas/Micolog...