4,573 observationsVulnerable
stalked scarlet cup
Sarcoscypha occidentalis
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Fungi ›Phylum: Ascomycota ›Class: Pezizomycetes ›Order: Pezizales ›Family: Sarcoscyphaceae ›Genus: Sarcoscypha
About
Sarcoscypha occidentalis, commonly known as the stalked scarlet cup or the western scarlet cup, is a species of fungus in the family Sarcoscyphaceae of the Pezizales order. Fruit bodies have small, bright red cups up to 2 cm (0.8 in) wide atop a slender whitish stem that is between 1 to 3 cm (0.4 to 1.2 in) long. A saprobic species, it is found growing on hardwood twigs, particularly those that are partially buried in moist and shaded humus-rich soil....
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of stalked scarlet cup is Sarcoscypha occidentalis.
- stalked scarlet cup belongs to the kingdom Fungi.
- stalked scarlet cup belongs to the phylum Ascomycota.
- stalked scarlet cup belongs to the class Pezizomycetes.
- stalked scarlet cup belongs to the order Pezizales.
- stalked scarlet cup belongs to the family Sarcoscyphaceae.
- stalked scarlet cup belongs to the genus Sarcoscypha.