Close-up of a group of Green elfcup fungi (Chlorociboria aeruginascens) growing on rotten wood in a deciduous woodland habitat in Norfolk, UK. This fu

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Close-up of a group of Green elfcup fungi (Chlorociboria aeruginascens) growing on rotten wood in a deciduous woodland habitat in Norfolk, UK. This fungus strongly stains its wood substrate green; under the name 'Tunbridge ware' this wood has been extensively used as a decorative inlay in the manufacture of furniture.

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