Summary ⁶

Scutellinia scutellata, commonly known as the eyelash cup, the Molly eye-winker, the scarlet elf cap, the eyelash fungus or the eyelash pixie cup, is a small saprophytic fungus of the genus Scutellinia. It is the type species of Scutellinia, as well as being the most common and widespread. The fruiting bodies are small red cups with distinct long, dark hairs or "eyelashes". These eyelashes are the most distinctive feature and are easily visible with a magnifying...

Morphology ⁷

A veces solitario, pero generalmente gregario a agrupado.

Sources and Credits

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2. (c) Miroslav Fiala, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), https://www.biolib.cz/IMG/GAL/71190.jpg
3. (c) Miroslav Fiala, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), https://www.biolib.cz/IMG/GAL/74079.jpg
4. (c) Susan Elliott, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Susan Elliott
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6. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scutellinia_scutellata
7. (c) INBio, Costa Rica, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/13122791

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Atlas of Living Australia
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• CalPhotos
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• Maryland Biodiversity Project
• Mushroom Observer
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• NBN Atlas
• SEINet Symbiota portals
• USDA PLANTS database

Range Map

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