Janet Brien's photos with the keyword: cup fungus

7 pictures above in notes (1 enlarged version for each collage picture and three other pictures) This kind of find is so exciting to me! I've never seen anything like it before, and though I spent a long time searching online, I couldn't find any pictures of this type (species info below!). In any event, I was delighted to have found this interesting fungus. With globes, each stands only 2-3 mm in height, very small. A HUGE THANK YOU AND HUG to Chrissy for identifying this fungus for me!!!! It's called Cannonball Fungus, or "Sphaerobolus stellatus" and you aren't even going to believe this...like its name says, it HURLS a "cannonball" of spores (see inset image) away from itself to spread its spores!!! Check out this animated gif here to see! Cannonball Fungus in Action! ) Can you say TOTALLY COOL AND AMAZING?!!!!! WOW!!! Here's more information about this cool fungus, and once again, THANK YOU CHRISSY!!! :D Tom Volk's Fungus of the Month for July 2005: Sphaerobolus stellatus, the Cannonball Fungus

3 more pictures above ! :) Ok, yesterday I mentioned some really cool moss sporophytes that I wanted to take pictures of. I never got to them, and planned to take pictures today. Well...I *DID* take pictures of them! But though I spent about 20 minutes taking many different images, in the end, I wasn't happy with any of them. I will have to think about it and try again! However, there was no end to the mushrooms growing all over the place! Totally amazing, there are just so many! I found a really magnificent one and as I was clearing away leaves, I saw something odd below them. One good look and, "OH, WOW!!! CUP FUNGUS!!" The trio, which is about 1/2" tall, was attached to a bit of bark which I was able to lift up and place on a log for pictures. I've never seen cup fungus that looks like a perfect goblet before! And to think, if I hadn't been looking at the leaves and ground that I was clearing away, I would have never seen these beauties! I have done a bit of looking around on the net but haven't found out exactly what kind of cup fungi this is. Let me know if you're clever enough to figure it out! :D Lord Byron (22 January 1788 – 19 April 1824) was an English poet and a leading figure in the Romantic movement. He is regarded as one of the greatest British poets and remains widely read and influential. Wikipedia: Lord Byron

Steve and I went to a lovely Mill Creek Falls trail near the small town of Prospect, Oregon, a month or so ago, and had a wonderful time taking pictures. There were so many mushrooms to take pictures of, we could hardly believe it! While wandering around, I looked down and found this tiny, odd little fungus cup and many more like it all around. How odd and interesting they are, don't you agree? This little guy measures about 1/2" in diameter. If you would like to know more about this cool fungus, I found a nice source on the Mushroom Expert: Cup Fungus