Cookeina tricholoma (Mont.) Kuntze (2014, Yukatan). Photo by Yev Nyden

Cookeina Kuntze Sprouting from Forest Litter in Quintana Roo

Yevgeny Nyden

Thank you Yev Nyden for contributing this exotic find from Quintana Roo, Mexico. Yev says he stumbled upon this peculiar looking mushroom while hiking Nohoch Mul temple in Coba. Enjoy!

More about cup fungi in the genus Cookeina:

Cookeina, Wikipedia
Bristly Tropical Cup (Cookeina), iNaturalist

Camera

Canon EOS 5D Mark III

Focal L.

97mm

Aperture

f/4.0

Shutter Sp.

1/2s

ISO

500

Flash

Off

Photo taken on

November 26, 2014

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