April 17, 2021

Scarlet elf cups.

"Sarcoscypha coccinea, commonly known as the scarlet elf cup, scarlet elf cap, or the scarlet cup, is a species of fungus in the family Sarcoscyphaceae of the order Pezizales."

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We found them today in Blue Mound State Park, where we walked my favorite trail, the Over Lode.

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AND: Here's the photo Meade took of me: 

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