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Turquoise Elfcup - Chlorciboria aeruginosa Blue-green fungi that have a cup-shaped fruiting body with a tiny, central stem. The fruiting body becomes flattened with age. They ranged in size from 1-3 mm wide. <br /> <br /> Habitat: Rotting wood in a mixed forest<br /> <br /> Found on the same piece of wood as these:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/103425/turquoise_elfcup_-_chlorciboria_aeruginosa.html" title="Turquoise Elfcup - Chlorciboria aeruginosa"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/103425_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=GrHjBc65PWpjdCTV2Nxdmjcvw0A%3D" width="200" height="152" alt="Turquoise Elfcup - Chlorciboria aeruginosa Blue-green fungi that have a cup-shaped fruiting body with a tiny, central stem. The fruiting body becomes flattened with age. They ranged in size from 1-3 mm wide. The cups on most of these had lost their blue color. <br /> <br /> Habitat: Rotting wood in a mixed forest<br /> <br /> Found on the same piece of wood as these:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/103645/turquoise_elfcup_-_chlorciboria_aeruginosa.html<br /> Chlorociboria,Chlorociboria aeruginosa,Fall,Geotagged,Turquoise Elfcup,United States,elfcups" /></a></figure><br /> Chlorociboria aeruginosa,Fall,Geotagged,Turquoise Elfcup,United States,blue,cup fungus,fungus Click/tap to enlarge

Turquoise Elfcup - Chlorciboria aeruginosa

Blue-green fungi that have a cup-shaped fruiting body with a tiny, central stem. The fruiting body becomes flattened with age. They ranged in size from 1-3 mm wide.

Habitat: Rotting wood in a mixed forest

Found on the same piece of wood as these:

Turquoise Elfcup - Chlorciboria aeruginosa Blue-green fungi that have a cup-shaped fruiting body with a tiny, central stem. The fruiting body becomes flattened with age. They ranged in size from 1-3 mm wide. The cups on most of these had lost their blue color. <br /> <br /> Habitat: Rotting wood in a mixed forest<br /> <br /> Found on the same piece of wood as these:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/103645/turquoise_elfcup_-_chlorciboria_aeruginosa.html<br /> Chlorociboria,Chlorociboria aeruginosa,Fall,Geotagged,Turquoise Elfcup,United States,elfcups

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    _ChunXingWong_
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    Blue is such a rare colour in nature. Exquisite find! Well done. Posted 4 years ago
    1. View Christine Young's profile
      Christine Young
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      Thanks! It is indeed rare. My favorite color though, so I'm always looking for it :). Posted 4 years ago

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The Turquoise Elfcup

Chlorciboria aeruginosa is one of just two species recorded in the genus Chlorociboria, the other being Chlorociboria aeruginascens. Both result in green staining of timber.

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Similar species: Helotiales
Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Oct 27, 2020. Captured Oct 23, 2020 11:26 in 91 Main St, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 90D
  • f/2.8
  • 1/166s
  • ISO640
  • 100mm
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