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Cookeina tricholoma
The fruiting body of this fungus is cup shaped and can measure up 20 mm across. Young of this fungi are bright orange, but pale as they mature. These are a pale yellow, even the small ones, although the smaller ones are a little brighter than the big ones. The stipe is pale or white. The distinguishing characteristic of these are the stiff white hairs on the outside. The hairs are prominent around the rim of the cup.
These were found on a dead log in the Amazon rainforest of SE Ecuador (700 masl).
This was a first for me so I was glad to find several in varying stages of maturity.
Spotted on Feb 9, 2021
Submitted on Feb 11, 2021
7 Comments
Thanks Celeste, but I depend on other experts when it comes to mushrooms. I'm just a beginner.
Wow so nice you are good at this
Thanks Neil. I don't see them often, but they are a nice bread from the usual fungi that I see all the time.
Cool spotting, Tukup. Amazing fungus!
They definitely have a lot of species in common.
I need to see some really new ones. All I saw were older ones that had started to fade. Thanks Dan. Hoping to see some familiar pics from Costa Rica as some organisms overlap down here in Ecuador.
Nice! These are so cool! I saw many of these, pink and orange, in Costa Rica this winter.