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Chlorociboria aeruginascens
These small (4-5mm) blue-green cup fungi fruit infrequently. They have a cup-shaped fruiting body with a tiny stem, which becomes flattened with age.
Growing on rotting wood in a mostly deciduous forest.
This species contains a quinone pigment called xylindein, which is the reason for the characteristic bluish-green stain that occurs on wood that's infected by this species.
Spotted on Sep 4, 2017
Submitted on Sep 7, 2017
12 Comments
Thanks Sarah :)
WOW!! Turquoise fungi!! How PRETTY, Christine!! ;)
Thank you Larry!
What a fantastic collection you have!
Thanks for your comments SukanyaDatta and Machi.
One of my favorite fungi! Beautiful
Such an unusual colour; so attractive.
I agree maplemoth! I don't usually find such colorful fungi around here and was happy to find these fruiting bodies in relatively good condition :)
The Green Elfcup, is blessed with very beautiful colors. This is indeed, a masterpiece of beauty and color...
Your welcome, Christine Y.
Thanks maplemoth, it really stood out!
Beautiful colors...