A small, stalked, goblet-shaped cup fungus with a scarlet interior and an exterior covered in dense white hairs that fringe the rim. It grows on partly buried hardwood sticks in early summer. Its shaggy white hairs separate it from the bald scarlet cups of Sarcoscypha.
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Habitat
Saprobic on decaying hardwood sticks and logs, often partly buried; oak is preferred and shagbark hickory has been noted. Scattered, gregarious or in clusters of 3-6. Early summer through summer.
Distribution
Widely distributed in North America east of the Rocky Mountains; also recorded from India, China and Japan.
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Fruitbody: goblet- to cup-shaped, up to about 1 cm wide and 4 cm high. Inner surface: bald, bright red. Outer surface: red, densely covered with white hairs; margin fringed with white hairs gathered into pointed bundles. Stem: 1-3 cm high, 2-5 mm thick, whitish to greyish, densely hairy. Flesh: thin, reddish. Spores: 20-35 x 14-17 um, smooth, narrowly ellipsoid, freshly ejected with a thick clear sheath (MushroomExpert.com).
