This dark-colored cup fungus grows in small clumps on hardwood, starting out nearly closed and tender enough to be eaten, and maturing into a more opened cup, becoming too tough to be of much use
This species produces a substance that kills other fungi, so might have potential as an antifungal. It is also said to have antibacterial properties, and is edible when young and tender.
The local Philippines call this woody vine "tayabak". Related to the green beans we grow in our gardens, this species' unique turquoise claw-shaped ...
This black-white-and-grey bird points its slender bill downwards - or tilts it comically upwards - as it spirals face-first down tree trunks and round ...
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