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Peanut Butter Cup Fungus - 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 /> Habitat: Growing on rotting wood in a deciduous forest.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/86695/peanut_butter_cup_fungus_undersurface_-_galiella_rufa.html" title="Peanut Butter Cup Fungus (Undersurface) - Galiella rufa"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/86695_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=Ax6ChePF5Qr8ybqskGUhq7p2mkU%3D" width="200" height="156" alt="Peanut Butter Cup Fungus (Undersurface) - 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 /> Habitat: Growing on rotting wood in a deciduous forest.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/86694/peanut_butter_cup_fungus_-_galiella_rufa.html Galiella rufa,Geotagged,Peanut Butter Cup Fungus,Summer,United States" /></a></figure> Galiella,Galiella rufa,Geotagged,Peanut Butter Cup Fungus,Summer,United States,cup fungus Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Peanut Butter Cup Fungus - 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.

Habitat: Growing on rotting wood in a deciduous forest.

Peanut Butter Cup Fungus (Undersurface) - 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 /> Habitat: Growing on rotting wood in a deciduous forest.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/86694/peanut_butter_cup_fungus_-_galiella_rufa.html Galiella rufa,Geotagged,Peanut Butter Cup Fungus,Summer,United States

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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 Nov 19, 2019. Captured Jul 27, 2019 08:00 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.