Brown Goblet
Arrhenia epichysium
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Description
The Brown Goblet (Arrhenia epichysium) is a gilled mushroom that can be found on dead logs with moss spring through fall. It has a "belly-button" shaped cap that starts blackish or gray-brown and fades with age and is 1/2-2 inches (1.5-5 cm) wide. Its gills run down the stem (decurrent) and are light-colored. It has white spores.
Observations
August 17th, 2023 Indian Cave State Park
#348
- Growing gregariously on American Basswood log in low moist woodland draw.
- Cap grayish with central depression and dark margin.
- Lamellae shallow and decurrent.
- Stipe semi flexible with white basal mycelium.
AAGTCGTAACAAGGTTTCCGTAGGTGAACCTGCGGAAGGATCATTAATGAATTTAAAAAAGGTTGTTGCTGGCTTCTCGGAGCATGTGCACACTTTTTCATCTTCAAATTCTACACCTGTGCACTTATTGTAGGCTGAGAAATCAGTCTATGTATTTTTATTACACCCCTCATAAAAAGTTTCGAATGTCATATATATGGATGCGCCTTAAAAAAGCGAGTCCTTTAAACCTATACAACTTTCAACAACGGATCTCTTGGCTCTCGCATCGATGAAGAACGCAGCGAAATGCGATAAGTAATGTGAATTGCAGAATTCAGTGAATCATCGAATCTTTGAACGCACCTTGCGCCTCTTGGTATTCCGAGAGGCATGCCTGTTTGAGTGTCATTAAATTATCAACTTTTCAAGGTTTTTCTGAAAGACCTTTGTCAAGCTTGGACTTGGAGTGTGCCGGCCCCATCATTGGAGTCGGCTCCTCTTTAAATGCATTAGCGACACCTTTTATGTGGATCAGCTCTGGCGTGATAATTATCTATGTCGTTGCAGTGAAACATGGAATCGCTTATAATCGTCTCTTTGATGAGACAATAATCTTAATTGACAATTTGACCTCAAATCAGGTAGGATTACCCGCTGAACTTAAGView DNA BLAST Results
References
Arrhenia epichysium (Pers.) Redhead, Lutzoni, Moncalvo & Vilgalys, Mycotaxon 83: 47 (2002) [MB#374149]
Kuo, M. (2005, March). Omphalina epichysium. Retrieved from the MushroomExpert.Com Web site: http://www.mushroomexpert.com/omphalina_epichysium.html