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Peanut Butter Cup Fungi - Galiella rufa <br /> 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 tan-ish brown. These have been so common this year.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing in clusters on a rotting log in a deciduous forest. Galiella rufa,Geotagged,Peanut Butter Cup Fungus,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 tan-ish brown. These have been so common this year.

Habitat: Growing in clusters on a rotting log in a deciduous forest.

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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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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Sep 18, 2019. Captured Jun 22, 2019 10:06 in 91 Main St, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/5.6
  • 1/64s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.