JungleDragon is a nature and wildlife community for photographers, travellers and anyone who loves nature. We're genuine, free, ad-free and beautiful.

Join

Elfcups - Chlorociboria aeruginosa These were so fresh and such a deep turquoise color! These fungi have a cup-shaped fruiting body with a tiny, central stem. The fruiting body becomes flattened with age. They were really tiny and ranged in size from 1-2 mm wide.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing on rotting, decorticated wood in a mixed forest.<br /> <br /> Three months later: <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/73709/elfcups_-_chlorociboria_aeruginosa.html" title="Elfcups - Chlorociboria aeruginosa"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/73709_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=c1gXphPmqSgZILl4KjjiYoRr67Y%3D" width="200" height="158" alt="Elfcups - Chlorociboria aeruginosa This is a really big crop - these cups are normally 1-2 mm in size, but in their current dried up state, they were even smaller. <br /> <br /> Here is what they looked like about 3 months earlier: <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/68389/elfcups_-_chlorociboria_aeruginosa.html<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing on rotting, decorticated wood in a mixed forest. Chlorociboria aeruginosa,Geotagged,Turquoise Elfcup,United States,Winter" /></a></figure> Chlorociboria aeruginosa,Fall,Geotagged,Turquoise Elfcup,United States Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Elfcups - Chlorociboria aeruginosa

These were so fresh and such a deep turquoise color! These fungi have a cup-shaped fruiting body with a tiny, central stem. The fruiting body becomes flattened with age. They were really tiny and ranged in size from 1-2 mm wide.

Habitat: Growing on rotting, decorticated wood in a mixed forest.

Three months later:

Elfcups - Chlorociboria aeruginosa This is a really big crop - these cups are normally 1-2 mm in size, but in their current dried up state, they were even smaller. <br /> <br /> Here is what they looked like about 3 months earlier: <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/68389/elfcups_-_chlorociboria_aeruginosa.html<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing on rotting, decorticated wood in a mixed forest. Chlorociboria aeruginosa,Geotagged,Turquoise Elfcup,United States,Winter

    comments (6)

  1. View Patomarazul's profile
    Patomarazul
    Lion
    View Lion class
    Always so beautiful, these fungi! Posted 6 years ago
    1. View Christine Young's profile
      Christine Young
      Lion
      View Lion class
      Thanks, I agree :) Posted 6 years ago
  3. View Barry's profile
    Barry
    Lion
    View Lion class
    Wonderful, the fungal world is just so diverse and fascinating! Posted 6 years ago
    1. View Christine Young's profile
      Christine Young
      Lion
      View Lion class
      So true! Posted 6 years ago
  5. View Flown Kimmerling's profile
    Flown Kimmerling
    Lion
    View Lion class
    Amazing! Posted 6 years ago
    1. View Christine Young's profile
      Christine Young
      Lion
      View Lion class
      Thanks! The color was so vibrant and deep after several days of rain. It was actually sleeting when I found these :O Posted 6 years ago

Sign in or Join in order to comment.

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.

Info 18 0
Similar species: Helotiales
Species identified by Christine Young
View Christine Young's profile

By Christine Young

All rights reserved
Uploaded Oct 28, 2018. Captured Oct 28, 2018 10:46 in 91 Main St, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.
country flag of United States of America Explore United States of America 39,926 9,640 8
  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/5.0
  • 1/64s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.

This photo also appears in

Discover more photo collections