Scarlet Elf Cup (Sarcoscypha austriaca), Fonthill Lake
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Scarlet Elf Cup (Sarcoscypha austriaca), Fonthill Lake
Image: © Maigheach-gheal Taken: 4 Mar 2010
This scarlet, shallow cup fungus is to be found growing either solitary or in groups, usually in damp situations on rotting wood under coniferous and broadleaf trees, often under leaf-litter. The shores of the lake are ideal for it.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.080443
Longitude
-2.094168