Sarcoscypha coccinea (Fr.) Lamb syn. Peziza coccinea Fr. Cup 1–5cm across, cup-shaped, the margin becoming tattered as it expands, attached to substrate by a short stalk, inner surface bright scarlet, outer whitish and covered in white matted tufted hairs. Asci 400 x 16µ, not blued by iodine. Spores cylindric-ellipsoid containing several small oil droplets, 24–32 x 12–14µ. Habitat gregarious, on dead wood. Season early winter to early spring. Frequent especially in the West. Edible. Distribution, America and Europe.