Purple jellydisc fungus

Close-up of a small patch of purple jellydisc fungus (Ascocoryne sarcoides) growing on a wet tree branch in a Norfolk wood in autumn

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43387NDO.jpg

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(c) Papilio/Nigel Downer

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4106x2305 / 2.7MB

fungi fungus plant jelly fungus botany botanical Leotiaceae purple jellydisc fungus Ascocoryne sarcoides close-up small patch pinky-purple jelly-like brain-like soft smooth texture wet gelatinous distinctive common tree branch dead wood growing nature natural wood woodland autumn Norfolk United Kingdom Fungi Nature soft texture small smooth wet united environment scenery dominant color purple plants fungi tree Europe United Kingdom Norfolk North America United States of America Nebraska Virginia

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Nigel Downer