Green Elfcup
Green Elfcup - Chlorociboria
Small irregular cups with a short stem and a turquoise or blue-green felty outer side and darker, smooth blue-green inner side. The fungus stains the rotten wood substrate a verdigris or blue-green colour. Chlorociboria aeruginascens and Chlorociboria aeruginosa both produce similar cups and staining of the substrate.
C aeruginosa is described in some sources as having a whitish hymenium and more regular shape, but in others it is described as being macroscopically nearly identical to C aeruginascens. To be on the safe side, microscopic examination of spores is needed.
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On rotten wood of deciduous trees, often oak.
Widespread and fairly frequent in Britain.
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