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Mollisia sp.
Mollisia is a genus of fungi in the family Dermateaceae. Might be M. elegantior or M. revincta. Wood-rotting cup fungus with small cups of 1-4 mm diameter with grey-blue hymenium and brownish and hairy exterior.
On a decaying trunk. Deciduous forest with mainly chestnut and oak trees.
Camera Model: NIKON D300. Exposure Time: 1/60 sec.; f/32; ISO Speed Rating: 250. Exposure Bias: 0 EV. Focal Length: 90.0 mm. Flash fired
Spotted on Aug 19, 2014
Submitted on Nov 13, 2014
4 Comments
Maybe Mark, but without microscopy it is impossible to determine it. According to a local expert, it is most probably M. revincta, considering that it is on a chestnut or oak trunk but all the species of this genus are very similar. Apparently, M. cinerea prefers rotten hardwood like beech, birch and hazel.
http://www.first-nature.com/fungi/mollis...
Mollisia cinerea ? http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/pictur...
Thanks Scott ! They wer very small and besides they reflected the flash light so it took me some time time adjust the expaosition.
Wow. They resemble cut and polished geodes. :-)