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eyelash pixie cup
Scutellinia scutellata
50.8882, 5.9795
Field Notes
Description:
Among the many species of Scutellinia, Scutellinia scutellata is separated on its fairly large size (for a Scutellinia) and on the micromorphology of its spores and hairs
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( musroomexpert:)
I probably never would have found Scutellinia scutellata that first time if Nature hadn't shoved it up my nose. The "eyelash cup" is very, very small--and if you click the illustrations for the enlargements, you'll see how it got its common name.
(read whole story: { http://www.mushroomexpert.com/scutellinia_scutellata.html }).
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( http://www.mykoweb.com/CAF/species/Scutellinia_scutellata.html )
Habitat:
location: North America, Europe
edibility: Inedible
fungus colour: Red or redish or pink, Brown, Orange
normal size: Less than 5cm
cap type: Cup shaped
stem type: Lateral, rudimentary or absent
spore colour: White, cream or yellowish
habitat: Grows on the ground, Grows on wood
Scutellinia scutellata (L. ex St. Amans) Lamb. Common Eyelash. Cup 0.2–1cm across, shallowly disc-shaped, inner surface bright orange-red, outer pale brown covered in stiff dark brown or black hairs up to 1,000µ long and 40µ wide towards the forked, rooting bases, narrowing towards the pointed apices, septate; visible without a lens as distinct ‘eyelashed’ rimming the margin. Asci 300 x 25µ. Spores elliptical and with a roughened exterior, containing several small oil droplets, 18–19 x 10–12µ. Habitat on damp soil or rotten wood. Season late spring to late autumn. Common. Not edible. Distribution, America and Europe
(rogersmushrooms)
Notes:
Scientific name: Scutellinia scutellata (L.) Lambotte
Derivation of name: Scutella means "a little dish."
Synonyms: Peziza scutellata L.:Fr.; Patella scutellata
(L.) Morgan
Common name(s): Eyelash cup; Molly eye-winker.
Phylum: Ascomycota
Order: Pezizales
Family: Pyronemataceae
Occurrence on wood substrate: Saprobic; solitary or
clustered on damp soil and well-decayed (and damp)
wood; spring through fall
Dimensions: The stalkless, saucer-shaped cups are 3-12
mm wide.
Sterile outer surface: Orange or pale brown; covered by
long, stiff brown to black hairs which form a fringe on
the rim of the cup. Usually, at least some of these marginal
hairs are longer than 1 mm.
Fertile inner surface: Orange to orange-red, smooth.
Edibility: Inedible.
Comments: Their bright red color and fringe of
"eyelashes" always make this species a joy to find.
According to Denison, this is the most commonly
collected member of the genus. A related species, S.
umbrarum, resembles S. scutellata but is usually found
on soil and it has marginal hairs less than 1 mm long.
With certain specimens, microscopic examination of the
spores may be required to separate these species.
( http://www.messiah.edu/Oakes/fungi_on_wood/cup%20and%20saucer/species%2… )
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