



sarcoscypha austriaca
The Scarlet Elfcup is a bright red mushroom that looks like a tiny cup! It's often found in damp, shady places, making it a fun find for nature explorers.
Lebensraum: Scarlet Elfcups live in moist, wooded areas, often on decaying leaves and logs.
The Scarlet Elfcup has a vivid, cup-shaped fruiting body, typically 1-5 cm across, perched on decaying branches. Its inner surface is brilliant scarlet, while the outer surface is paler, often pinkish or whitish. This striking color helps it stand out on the dull forest floor.




Kategorie
PilzeSeltenheit
Common
Gefahr
1/5 · Sehr gering
Snaps
Mach den ersten Snap!
Even in chilly winter, these vibrant fungi bravely pop up on fallen logs.
Some people call them 'fairy cups' because of their magical, bright appearance!
Their dazzling red helps them absorb a little more warmth from the weak winter sun!
They look like tiny red cups left behind by woodland elves!
Scarlet Elfcup can break down tough, dead wood because of special enzymes that help it recycle nutrients back into the forest soil.
Scarlet Elfcup has a cup shape that helps collect raindrops, which then splash out its tiny spores, sending them far and wide.
Scarlet Elfcup can thrive in chilly conditions because it grows in winter and early spring, bringing vibrant color when other fungi are scarce.
Fagus sylvatica
decays fallen branches of beech trees
Quercus robur
breaks down dead oak wood in the forest
Acer pseudoplatanus
recycles nutrients from decaying maple logs
Farbenfroh beschreibt Organismen oder Objekte, die eine große Vielfalt an leuchtenden und deutlich erkennbaren Farben aufweisen.
Waldlebensräume sind terrestrische Lebensräume, die von dichtem Baumbestand dominiert werden und eine große Vielfalt an Pflanzen- und Tierarten beherbergen.
Beschreibt Organismen, die totes organisches Material abbauen und Nährstoffe in das Ökosystem zurückführen.
Gefahr
1/5 · Sehr gering
Do not touch or eat wild mushrooms without adult supervision.
1-3 cm
edible
1-5 cm
Scarlet Elfcups live in moist, wooded areas, often on decaying leaves and logs.
wood
Winter to early spring
White
Zoome hinein, um Cluster aufzulösen und zu sehen, wo dieses Objekt fotografiert wurde.
Neueste Snaps erscheinen hier, wenn neue Beobachtungen hinzukommen.