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Pseudoplectania nigrella Pseudoplectania nigrella, (Ebony Cup Fungus) growing in mossy soil under balsam fir and black spruce. The exterior of cup is covered in matted hairs. Ebony cup,Geotagged,Pseudoplectania nigrella,Spring,United States,ascomycete,black fungus,cup fungus,fungus Click/tap to enlarge

Pseudoplectania nigrella

Pseudoplectania nigrella, (Ebony Cup Fungus) growing in mossy soil under balsam fir and black spruce. The exterior of cup is covered in matted hairs.

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  1. Nice find! Posted 6 years ago
    1. Spring seems to be the season for a number of cup-fungi. There's two I'll be on the lookout for this year: Byssonectria and Nannfeldtiella. I've seen them in the early spring growing on deer and rabbit droppings but have never gotten a good photo. Posted 6 years ago
      1. Nice! Cup fungi are so much fun to find, and I'd like to find some less common species this year! Posted 6 years ago

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''Pseudoplectania nigrella'', commonly known as the ebony cup, the black false plectania, or the hairy black cup, is a species of fungi in the family Sarcosomataceae. The fruit bodies of this saprobic fungus are small blackish cups, typically up to 2 cm broad, that grow in groups on soil, often amongst pine needles and short grass near coniferous trees. ''Pseudoplectania nigrella'' has a worldwide distribution, and has been found in North America, the Caribbean, Britain, Europe, India, Madagascar,.. more

Similar species: Pezizales
Species identified by Gary B
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Uploaded Feb 28, 2019. Captured Apr 16, 2017 13:08 in 4408 Miller Rd, Barnum, MN 55707, USA.
  • Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL
  • f/2.8
  • 1/30s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm