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scarlet elf cup This colorful fungi grows on ash, the substrate where it grows on is halfway in the soil, old and covered with moss.<br />
I found this one in Wijk bij Duurstede the Netherlands Sarcoscypha austriaca Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

scarlet elf cup

This colorful fungi grows on ash, the substrate where it grows on is halfway in the soil, old and covered with moss.
I found this one in Wijk bij Duurstede the Netherlands

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  1. Gorgeous! Posted 5 years ago

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''Sarcoscypha austriaca'' is a saprobic fungus in the Sarcoscyphaceae family in the Pezizales order of Ascomycota. It is commonly known as the scarlet elfcup, pézize écarlate and scharlachroter kelchbecherling. The species name means "from Austria".

Similar species: Pezizales
Species identified by Paul Dirksen
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Uploaded Feb 29, 2020.