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Gray urn

Urnula craterium

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Field Notes

Description:

This fungus is parasitic on oak and various other hardwood species; it is also saprobic, as the fruit bodies develop on dead wood after it has fallen to the ground. It appears in early spring with distinctive goblet-shaped and dark-colored fruit bodies.

Habitat:

Mason Farm Biological Reserve

Reference Links:

Urnula craterium

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