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Dasyscyphus virgineus.   Click a photo to enlarge it.   back to list

Dasyscyphus virgineus Mushroom
Ref No: 7671
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location: North America
fungus colour: White to cream
normal size: Less than 5cm
cap type: Cup shaped
stem type: Lateral, rudimentary or absent
flesh: Flesh fibrous usually pliable (like grass)
spore colour: White, cream or yellowish
habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on wood

Dasyscyphus virgineus S. F. Gray syn. Lachnella virginea (Batsch) Phillips Cup 0.1 cm wide, round, closed, expanding into a shallow cup shape; cream; covered with white hairs. Stem 1.5-3mm long; densely covered in long white hairs. Spores spindle-shaped, 6-10 x 1.5-2.5µ. Habitat scattered or in large groups on dead wood, twigs, and plant stems. Found widely distributed in North America. Season April-June, September-October. Not edible.
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