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Stalked Hairy Fairy Cup

lachnum virgineum

The Stalked Hairy Fairy Cup is a tiny mushroom that looks like a little cup with fuzzy edges! It often grows on decaying wood, helping to break it down and make the soil rich.

Hábitat: They live in damp, shady areas of forests, usually on decaying wood.

Aspecto

The Stalked Hairy Fairy Cup is a tiny, pure white fungus with a shallow cup-shaped cap and a slender stalk. Its most distinctive feature is the dense fringe of white hairs around the cup's margin, making it look quite fuzzy.

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Stalked Hairy Fairy Cup
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Stalked Hairy Fairy Cup

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It often grows so close together, it looks like a carpet of tiny white cups!

Its scientific name means "woolly virgin," describing its white, fuzzy look!

Look closely, and you might spot what looks like a tiny eyelash growing on wood!

These fungi are so small, a single raindrop could fill many of their cups!

Habilidades especiales

Habilidad

Fuzzy Grip

Stalked Hairy Fairy Cup has a hairy margin that helps it capture airborne moisture and potentially assist in spore dispersal.

Habilidad

Nature's Recycler

Stalked Hairy Fairy Cup can break down dead wood because of specialized enzymes that help them recycle nutrients back into the ecosystem.

Habilidad

Miniature Explorer

Stalked Hairy Fairy Cup has a tiny size that allows it to colonize small pieces of decaying wood, exploiting niche environments.

Medidas y detalles

Altura
0.3-1 cm
Edibility
inedible
Cap Diameter
0.1-0.3 cm
Sustrato de crecimiento
wood
Temporada
Fall, winter, spring
Color de las esporas
White

Conexiones ecológicas

eaten by

Springtail

Folsomia candida

Tiny springtails graze on its fungal tissues.

depends on

European Beech

Fagus sylvatica

It decomposes fallen branches of this tree.

eaten by

Mold Mite

Tyrophagus putrescentiae

Microscopic mites may graze on its delicate tissues.

Rasgos

También conocido como

Fairy Cup MushroomHairy Cup FungusWood Cup Fungi

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Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cuál es el altura de Stalked Hairy Fairy Cup?

0.3-1 cm

¿Cuál es el edibility de Stalked Hairy Fairy Cup?

inedible

¿Cuál es el cap Diameter de Stalked Hairy Fairy Cup?

0.1-0.3 cm

¿Dónde se encuentra normalmente Stalked Hairy Fairy Cup?

They live in damp, shady areas of forests, usually on decaying wood.

¿Cuál es el sustrato de crecimiento de Stalked Hairy Fairy Cup?

wood

¿Cuál es el temporada de Stalked Hairy Fairy Cup?

Fall, winter, spring

¿Cuál es el color de las esporas de Stalked Hairy Fairy Cup?

White

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