Early this afternoon, just before the rain turned persistent, I paid a brief microfungi hunting visit to a woods in Llwydcoed. I collected a few specimens to examine under the microscope, but one little beauty I didn't have to collect was Green Elf-cup, growing on a rotten ash trunk. I have seen it on that trunk previously and also posted photos of it, but today, it was in its prime and I couldn't resist taking some shots of it.
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Green Elf-cup |
I also found more of the distinctive alga, Phycopeltis arundinacea, colonising the surfaces of Ivy leaves.
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Hundreds of tiny colonies of Phycopeltis arundinacea, covering the surface of the leaf. |
The Green Elf Cup looks amazing Mark and will after keep my eyes out for that and i so my first Scarlet Elf Cup today in Robertstown
ReplyDeleteThe next one scarlet elf cup I see, I will collect and see if I can get to the bottom of its identity.
ReplyDeleteThat will be great mark too know.
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