Fungi: Ascomycota: Pezizomycetes: Pezizales: Pyronemataceae: Tarzetta cupularis (L.) Svrček

Tarzetta cupularis – toothed cup

Synonyms: Aleuria cupularis, Geopyxis cupularis, Peziza cupularis, Pustularia cupularis, Pustulina cupularis.

Common name: toothed cup.

Extract from Wikipedia article: Tarzetta cupularis is a species of apothecial fungus belonging to the family Pyronemataceae. This is a species of northern Europe with occasional records from further south in Spain and Morocco. It also occurs in North America. It appears from spring to autumn as brown to cream-coloured flask-shaped cups up to 2 cm across and 2.5 cm tall in groups in damp woodland. The related Tarzetta catinus tends to be larger with a more open cup, but the two species can only be reliably distinguished microscopically: by the shape of the spores (those of T. cupularis being narrower) and the paraphyses (those of T. cupularis lacking the distinctive lobed tips of T. catinus).

Estonian: Peekertartsett, German: Kerbrandiger Napfbecherling, Hungarian: Fogacskás kehelygomba, Swedish: Liten blekskål, Welsh: Cwpan danheddog.

Photos of this mushroom from East and Central Texas

Toothed cup fungus (Tarzetta cupularis) under pines and oaks on slope to a creek on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 29, 2020
Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA

Toothed cup fungus (Tarzetta cupularis) under pine needles and oak leaves on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 29, 2020
Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA

Toothed cup fungus (Tarzetta cupularis) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 29, 2020
Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA

Detailed view of toothed cup fungus (Tarzetta cupularis) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 29, 2020
Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA

Close-up of toothed cup fungus (Tarzetta cupularis) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 29, 2020
Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA

Upper view of toothed cup fungus (Tarzetta cupularis) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 29, 2020
Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA

Side view of toothed cup fungus (Tarzetta cupularis) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 29, 2020
Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA

Toothed cup fungus (Tarzetta cupularis) in cross section on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 29, 2020
Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA

Comments

• Data for this species were obtained from the dataset https://www.gbif.org.
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