Northland Nature: Scarlet cup fungi

The time for mushrooms and other fungi in our part of the country is late summer and fall. Some, like the scarlet cup, however, show up in the spring.
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Northland Nature: Scarlet cup fungi

The time for mushrooms and other fungi in our part of the country is late summer and fall. Some, like the scarlet cup, however, show up in the spring.
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