Species details
Cup-shaped tarzetta
Tarzetta cupularis
Inedible
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Description
A small pale-ochre deep cup fungus with a short stalk-like base and finely toothed margin.
Identification features
Fruitbody about 0.6–2 cm wide, deeply cup-shaped and retaining the cup form even when old. The inside is pale ochre to beige, the outside downy to finely granular. The mature margin is finely triangular-toothed.
Identification checklist
Check the very small deep cup that does not flatten with age, the short stalk-like base and finely toothed margin.
How to separate similar species
The genus Tarzetta contains many very similar species; gobe.si notes that final identification is often impossible without microscopy. AI should therefore use low to moderate confidence.
Habitat
Grows on woodland soil, often in clayey or sandy places and beside paths, from spring to autumn.
Fruiting period
April, May, June, July, August, September, October
Similar species
- Glazed cup (Humaria hemisphaerica)
- Peziza species
- Tarzetta species