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Peanut Butter Cup Fungi - Galiella rufa Cup fungus that resembles a peanut butter cup! The cup is closed at first, but then opens to form a shallow cup. The outer surface is blackish brown while the inner surface is tannish brown. <br /> <br /> Growing in clusters on a rotting log in a deciduous forest...The cluster that is farthest to the right has a mouse head and guts on top of it that must have been left there by a fox or some other creature.<br /> <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63248/peanut_butter_cup_fungi_-_galiella_rufa.html" title="Peanut Butter Cup Fungi - Galiella rufa"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/63248_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=Tc8ztuPiYGR3h3AM0sl4mLNWiC0%3D" width="200" height="162" alt="Peanut Butter Cup Fungi - Galiella rufa Cup fungus that resembles a peanut butter cup! The cup is closed at first, but then opens to form a shallow cup. The outer surface is blackish brown while the inner surface is tannish brown. <br /> <br /> Growing in clusters on a rotting log in a deciduous forest.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63246/peanut_butter_cup_fungi_-_galiella_rufa.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63247/peanut_butter_cup_fungi_-_galiella_rufa.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63249/peanut_butter_cup_fungi_-_galiella_rufa.html Galiella rufa,Geotagged,Rufous rubber cup,Summer,United States" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63249/peanut_butter_cup_fungi_-_galiella_rufa.html" title="Peanut Butter Cup Fungi - Galiella rufa"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/63249_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=KtLsrtUgUTavs92OM7DpLx3g99o%3D" width="200" height="154" alt="Peanut Butter Cup Fungi - Galiella rufa Cup fungus that resembles a peanut butter cup! The cup is closed at first, but then opens to form a shallow cup. The outer surface is blackish brown while the inner surface is tannish brown. <br /> <br /> Growing in clusters on a rotting log in a deciduous forest.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63246/peanut_butter_cup_fungi_-_galiella_rufa.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63248/peanut_butter_cup_fungi_-_galiella_rufa.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63247/peanut_butter_cup_fungi_-_galiella_rufa.html Galiella rufa,Geotagged,Rufous rubber cup,Summer,United States,hairy rubber cup" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63246/peanut_butter_cup_fungi_-_galiella_rufa.html" title="Peanut Butter Cup Fungi - Galiella rufa"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/63246_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=r4pLtW1pDwNZP7u%2BGDznyxTqYcI%3D" width="200" height="160" alt="Peanut Butter Cup Fungi - Galiella rufa Cup fungus that resembles a peanut butter cup! The cup is closed at first, but then opens to form a shallow cup. The outer surface is blackish brown while the inner surface is tannish brown. <br /> <br /> Growing in clusters on a rotting log in a deciduous forest.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63249/peanut_butter_cup_fungi_-_galiella_rufa.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63248/peanut_butter_cup_fungi_-_galiella_rufa.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63247/peanut_butter_cup_fungi_-_galiella_rufa.html Galiella rufa,Geotagged,Rufous rubber cup,Summer,United States,cup fungus,fungus,hairy rubebr cup,mushrooms" /></a></figure> Galiella rufa,Geotagged,Rufous rubber cup,Summer,United States Click/tap to enlarge

Peanut Butter Cup Fungi - Galiella rufa

Cup fungus that resembles a peanut butter cup! The cup is closed at first, but then opens to form a shallow cup. The outer surface is blackish brown while the inner surface is tannish brown.

Growing in clusters on a rotting log in a deciduous forest...The cluster that is farthest to the right has a mouse head and guts on top of it that must have been left there by a fox or some other creature.

Peanut Butter Cup Fungi - Galiella rufa Cup fungus that resembles a peanut butter cup! The cup is closed at first, but then opens to form a shallow cup. The outer surface is blackish brown while the inner surface is tannish brown. <br /> <br /> Growing in clusters on a rotting log in a deciduous forest.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63246/peanut_butter_cup_fungi_-_galiella_rufa.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63247/peanut_butter_cup_fungi_-_galiella_rufa.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63249/peanut_butter_cup_fungi_-_galiella_rufa.html Galiella rufa,Geotagged,Rufous rubber cup,Summer,United States

Peanut Butter Cup Fungi - Galiella rufa Cup fungus that resembles a peanut butter cup! The cup is closed at first, but then opens to form a shallow cup. The outer surface is blackish brown while the inner surface is tannish brown. <br /> <br /> Growing in clusters on a rotting log in a deciduous forest.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63246/peanut_butter_cup_fungi_-_galiella_rufa.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63248/peanut_butter_cup_fungi_-_galiella_rufa.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63247/peanut_butter_cup_fungi_-_galiella_rufa.html Galiella rufa,Geotagged,Rufous rubber cup,Summer,United States,hairy rubber cup

Peanut Butter Cup Fungi - Galiella rufa Cup fungus that resembles a peanut butter cup! The cup is closed at first, but then opens to form a shallow cup. The outer surface is blackish brown while the inner surface is tannish brown. <br /> <br /> Growing in clusters on a rotting log in a deciduous forest.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63249/peanut_butter_cup_fungi_-_galiella_rufa.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63248/peanut_butter_cup_fungi_-_galiella_rufa.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63247/peanut_butter_cup_fungi_-_galiella_rufa.html Galiella rufa,Geotagged,Rufous rubber cup,Summer,United States,cup fungus,fungus,hairy rubebr cup,mushrooms

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  1. View Flown Kimmerling's profile
    Flown Kimmerling
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    Awesome! Posted 7 years ago
    1. View Christine Young's profile
      Christine Young
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      Thanks Lisa! This was the most that I've seen at one time. Posted 7 years ago, modified 7 years ago
  3. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    lol I saw the photo before reading the description and was shocked when zooming into that head, luckily the description explains it :) Posted 7 years ago
    1. View Christine Young's profile
      Christine Young
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      Lol, I was shocked to find it there and nearly touched some of the guts before noticing them. I considered moving the head so I could get a "clean" shot, but decided to leave it as it is just a natural part of nature :) Posted 7 years ago
      1. View Christine Young's profile
        Christine Young
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        When you zoom in, you can see small tufts of gray mouse fur on the next log over to the right. Posted 7 years ago
        1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
          Ferdy Christant
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          Must have been a violent kill! Any idea which predator? Posted 7 years ago
          1. View Christine Young's profile
            Christine Young
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            Most likely a fox because they tend to be exhibitionists. Could be coyote or even raccoon, although raccoon is doubtful because they are not good hunters. It could also have been left by a bobcat. My guess is fox though. Posted 7 years ago

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The Peanut Butter Cup Fungus

''Galiella rufa'' is a species of fungus in the family Sarcosomataceae. The fungus produces cup-shaped fruit bodies that typically grow in clusters on branches and exposed portions of buried wood throughout eastern and Midwest North America and in Malaysia.

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Similar species: Pezizales
Species identified by Christine Young
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Uploaded Jul 19, 2018. Captured Jul 19, 2018 10:33 in 80 Main St, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.
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