Green Elf Cup Fungus
This fungus is the amazing blue-green cup-fungus . It's actually a very common fungus, although it is more common to see the green stained wood than to actually see the fruiting bodies. The stunning blue-green Chlorociboria cups can be stalked or unstalked and are 2 - 6 mm in diameter.
The Green Elf Cup fungus is important to the ecosystem of the Amazon rainforest because they are great decomposers and recyclers of nature.
When a tree dies, it must decompose before nutrients become available for other plants. Fungi are most important as they break down organic material so plants can re-use the nutrients, and help rainforests to grow on very poor soil. If the Green Elf Cup was removed from the Amazonian ecosystem there would be many trees left on the ground and plants would not get the required nutrients from the soil. |