Species details
Purple jellydisc
Ascocoryne sarcoides
Inedible
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Description
A small pink-purple gelatinous cup fungus growing in groups on decaying hardwood.
Identification features
Fruitbodies are usually 0.5–1.5 cm wide, violet to purplish-brown, initially depressed, later flattened and wavy; the stalk is very short or absent.
Identification checklist
Check for small violet gelatinous cups growing in groups on decaying wood.
Size
- Stem diameter
- 0,5–1,5 cm
Habitat
Grows on decaying hardwood mainly in autumn and winter.
Fruiting period
September, October, November, December, January
Ecology
- Substrate
- Dead wood
- Notes
- Grows on decaying hardwood mainly in autumn and winter.
How to separate similar species
Ascocoryne cylichnium is very similar; reliable separation may require microscopy.
Similar species
- Purple jelly drops (Ascocoryne cylichnium)
- Tremella species
- Exidia species