Dudley's Elf Cup
Sarcoscypha dudleyi
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Description
Dudley's Elf Cup (Sarcoscypha dudleyi) is a decomposer that can be found in the spring and fall. It grows on twigs and branches submerged in soil and duff in wooded areas and is distributed east of the Rocky Mountains in North America.
Sarcoscypha dudleyi is scarlet colored (neon reddish-orange) on top and a lighter color on the bottom of its disc. It is uncommon in comparison to other Elf Cups and is most easily distinguished from the others by its "clam-shape" when young. It sometimes flattens with age.
Observations
October 25th, 2023 Indian Cave State Park
483
Nickname: Sarcoschypha dudleii
Sequence Number: #0483
Observed At: Thursday, October 26, 2023 10:31 AM
Location: 40.260398723055, -95.56707560316735
Form Group: Cup fungi
Habitat:
- Growth Habit: Scattered to Single
- Substrate: Lignicolous [1]
- Tree: [2]
Attachment: Sessile
[1] Growing on submerged wood.
[2] Linden
GTCGTAACAAGGTTTCCGTAGGTGAACCTGCGGAAGGATCATTACCAAGGAAGCGCCCGGGGCCTCGGCCCGGGGCGCGGACTTACCAAACCCTCTGTGTACCTTTACCTTTGTTGCTTCCCGTCGGGTTTGCGCCCGGCGGGGGAGGTCCACCAAACTCATGTTTTTCCATGCAGTCAGTAGAGCGGCTCGTCCGCGAAAATTTAAAAGTTAAAACTTTCAACAACGGATCTCTTGGTTCTCGCATCGATGAAGAACGCAGCGAAATGCGATAAGTAGTGTGAATTGCAGAATTCAGTGAATCATCGAATCTTTGAACGCACATTGCGCCCTCTGGTATTCCGGGGGGGCATGCCTGTCCGAGCGTCGTCAAACCCCCTCAAGCTCCTTTGCTTGGTCATGGTGGAAGATCCCCTCCCCGGAGGGGTTCCCCGCTTAAAGGAATCTGGCGGAGAGCCTGGTCCTCGGAGACGTAGTAAGCAATTCTATCGTCTCTCGAGCGATCATCTCCCAGCCGACAACCCCAAACTTTTCTAGGTTGACCTCGGATCAGGTAGGGATACCCGCTGAACTT
References
Kuo, M. (2012, April). Sarcoscypha dudleyi. Retrieved from the MushroomExpert.Com Web site: http://www.mushroomexpert.com/sarcoscypha_dudleyi.html
Kuo, M. (2012, April). The genus Sarcoscypha. Retrieved from the MushroomExpert.Com Web site: http://www.mushroomexpert.com/sarcoscypha.html
Sarcoscypha dudleyi (Peck) Baral, Zeitschrift für Mykologie 50: 124 (1984) [MB#107274]
Created March 20, 2025 at 11:03 AM and last updated March 20, 2025 at 11:03 AM