Eyelash cup
(Molly eye-winker, Scarlet elf cap, Eyelash fungus, Eyelash pixie cup)

Scutellinia scutellata

Spruce Canyon, nr. Silverado Cyn., 6-29-17. © Ron Vanderhoff

Common in North America and Europe, and has been recorded on every continent.

Ascomycota: Pyronemataceae

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