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Podoscypha petalodes ssp. floriformis
Has a few synonyms including Stereum elegans. A rolled, funnel like looking body. Various browns to pink brown internal surface with a frilled margin. Outer surface is a pinkish off white. No gills present. The stem is short and thin and there is no ring.
Found on a decaying log in mixed woodland on the ground in town park in the North Island of New Zealand.
On closer inspection the funnel or cup is actually formed by a fan rolled in on itself rather than a solid cup. This species is found in Central America, the parts of Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand. There are several sub species.
Spotted on May 16, 2015
Submitted on Aug 20, 2017
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