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Green elfcup

Chlorociboria aeruginascens

Description:

I have seen this blue color on wood several times before, but rarely the fruiting bodies

Habitat:

Birch and pine forest near a river

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Green elfcup
Chlorociboria aeruginascens Chlorociboria aeruginascens


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2 Comments

Machi
Machi 9 years ago

Thanks for the help! Now I am kind of bummed that I have seen this coloration several times but none of the actual cups

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 9 years ago

Very nice Machi. This blue is caused by a fungi Chlorociboria aeruginascens. The staining exists right throughout the wood and characterizes this fungi from some similar ones.

Machi
Spotted by
Machi

New Hampshire, USA

Spotted on May 12, 2014
Submitted on May 22, 2014

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