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Eyelash cup fungus <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scutellinia_scutellata" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scutellinia_scutellata</a><br /> <br /> I may have to go back and see this one again&hellip; these were all quite small and mostly unopened as of yet. Eyelash cup,Geotagged,Scutellinia scutellata,United States,Winter Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Eyelash cup fungus

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scutellinia_scutellata

I may have to go back and see this one again… these were all quite small and mostly unopened as of yet.

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The Eyelash cup

Scutellinia scutellata, commonly known as the eyelash cup, the Molly eye-winker, the scarlet elf cap, the eyelash fungus or the eyelash pixie cup, is a small saprophytic fungus of the genus Scutellinia. It is the type species of Scutellinia, as well as being the most common and widespread.

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Similar species: Pezizales
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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Uploaded Feb 25, 2015. Captured Feb 24, 2015 11:05 in Technical Trail, Tacoma, WA 98422, USA.
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  • f/1.0
  • 1/125s
  • ISO400
  • 50mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.

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