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Scarlet Cup

Sarcoscypha coccinea

Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist. — (c) maggieoutside, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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28 photos

Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.

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Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.

United States	2,439
Alaska	1,365
California	355
Canada	247
Washington	197
Oregon	195
Ontario	136
Russia	120
British Columbia	99
Spain	91

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

Human edibleListed as edible by a harvested source. This is a research trait, not foraging advice.FungiTastic metadata
Grows on woodDescends from a fungal lineage whose members commonly grow on wood.FUNGuild fungal ecology database

Edibility, toxicity and medicinal traits are records from datasets, not advice. Never eat, handle or use a wild species on the strength of an app.

Classification

Kingdom	Fungi Including Lichens · Fungi
Phylum	Ascomycete Fungi · Ascomycota
Class	Operculate Ascomycetes · Pezizomycetes
Order	Pezizales
Family	Elf Cups and Allies · Sarcoscyphaceae
Genus	Elf Cups · Sarcoscypha

Sources

Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
Traits: FungiTastic metadata (BSD-3-Clause repository; dataset terms require verification)
Traits: FUNGuild fungal ecology database (License not stated by source)
How much to rely on each source

Remember the name next time.

Practise Scarlet Cup with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.

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