If you're out and about near any wooded areas over the next few weeks, keep an eye out for theses fungi. They're called Scarlet Elf Cups. They get their name from the ancient belief that wood elves drank the morning dew from them.
I found these ones on the Victoria Park Nature Trail in the west end of Glasgow
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It's getting round to Elfcup time of year up here, this is from a while ago. They are amost all Scarlet Elfcups up here, Sarcoscypha austriaca, not the less common Ruby Elfcup. You need to peek down a microscope to tell the difference. #Fungus #Sarcoscypha #Elfcup #fungi
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