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  1. Amazing and beautifully shaped. Posted 7 years ago
    1. Thank you! These are among my favorite fungi! Posted 7 years ago
  2. Christine, happy new year and thank you for your spectacular entry into the community. Welcome! Posted 7 years ago
    1. Thanks! Happy New Year :) Posted 7 years ago
      1. Thank you, likewise :) Posted 7 years ago
  3. My favourite as well. Amazingly beautiful fungi. Posted 5 years ago
    1. Thanks, Ernst! They are such fun to find. Posted 5 years ago
  4. Brilliant name! Posted 3 years ago

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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.

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

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Uploaded Dec 31, 2017. Captured Oct 1, 2017 12:10 in 91 Main St, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.
  • Canon EOS 60D
  • f/4.0
  • 1/64s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm