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| location: North America, Europe |
| edibility: Inedible |
| fungus colour: Grey to beige |
| normal size: Less than 5cm |
| cap type: Cup shaped |
| stem type: Lateral, rudimentary or absent |
| flesh: Flesh granular or brittle |
| spore colour: White, cream or yellowish |
| habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on the ground |
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Tarzetta cupularis (L. ex Fr.) Lamb. Cup 1-2cm across, tightly cup-shaped even when mature, with an irregularly and finely toothed margin; inner surface pale gray-buff, outer surface appears lighter due to its covering of fine, pale down. Stem very slight or none. Asci 300 x 15µ, not blued by iodine. Spores broadly ellipsoid, smooth, containing 2 large oil drops, 19-21 x 13-15µ. Habitat on burned ground, damp soil, and moss in coniferous woods. Found in central and northern North America. Season June-September. Not edible. |
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Tony Wharton (United Kingdom) - 26 October 2010
Photographed in Piper's Hill Wood, Worcestershire.
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