Is this a mushroom?

Southern Finland.

It's growing on the stick. Roughly the size of an adult's fingertip.

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Huffkin@feddit.uk · 24 pts · 335d (4 replies)

Yes, I've always known them as elf cups

I thought those were called fairy fleshlights.

Faydaikin@beehaw.org · 9 pts · 335d (1 reply)

Only in very specific circles

Johandea@feddit.nu · 2 pts · 335d

Fairy ringa?

Most pics look different but further down there's a pretty good match.

Yes, looks like a Sarcoscypha species

zarathustra0@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 335d (1 reply)

Have you tried jabbing it and seeing what it feels like?

No. A kid discovered this and as the responsible adult: we do not touch mushrooms we know nothing about. Why, what info would that have given me?

iAvicenna@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 335d (1 reply)

nope gummies

I was going to say raspberry butter tart.

At first glance, it looked like that cup was filled with bright red jelly.

Let us turn the thought around: if not mushroom, what else might it be; aliens? Occam's Razor applies.