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Cup fungus
Ascocoryne cylichnium (Tul.) Korf
Fruiting Body

Apothecium up to 2 cm diameter; stalk short, or sessile.

Spores

Ascospores 18-30 x 4-6 µm, fusiform, smooth, hyaline, multiseptate.

Diagnostic macroscopic feature

Purple cup fungus on damp logs

Nutritional Mode

Saprobe

Substrate

On damp, rotting logs; saprobes

Habitat

Woodlands

Fruiting Season

Summer, Fall

 
     
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