Green elfcup
Chlorociboria aeruginascens · 小孢绿杯盘菌
Occasional绿杯盘菌科❓ Inedible
Non-toxic, but woody or intensely bitter in texture — not eaten as food.
The same species can be described differently across regions and stages of maturity, and countless look-alike species cannot be told apart by eye. Never use the information on this page to judge whether a real mushroom is safe to eat.
How to Tell
- Small blue-green cup or disc, only a few millimeters wide
- The dead wood it grows on is stained the same blue-green
- Grows on dead branches of hardwoods, especially oak
ID notes are compiled by AI from public sources, not reviewed by a mycologist, for learning only — never a basis for foraging.
Basics
- Family
- 绿杯盘菌科
- Hymenium
- Smooth
- Grows On
- Wood
- How Big
- 0.2–0.6 cm (cap diameter)
- Encounter Rate
- Occasional
- Habitat
- Fallen wood, especially oak
Fun Fact
Its mycelium stains wood a striking blue-green; that 'green oak' has been used in English Tunbridge ware marquetry for centuries.
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