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Common Brown Cup
Phylloscypha phyllogena
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.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
layered cupPeziza varia
Veined CupDisciotis venosa
Bay CupLegaliana badia
Midotis lingua
Vinegar CupHelvella acetabulum
devil's urnUrnula craterium
blistered cupPeziza vesiculosa
Phylloscypha sesiana
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 1,422 |
|---|---|
| Canada | 365 |
| Ontario | 282 |
| Pennsylvania | 276 |
| New York | 197 |
| West Virginia | 136 |
| Michigan | 120 |
| New Jersey | 83 |
| Virginia | 78 |
| Maryland | 77 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Cup fungus formDescends from a fungal lineage whose members are commonly cup fungi.Inferred from its group
Classification
| Kingdom | Fungi Including Lichens · Fungi |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Ascomycete Fungi · Ascomycota |
| Class | Operculate Ascomycetes · Pezizomycetes |
| Order | Pezizales |
| Family | Pezizas, Desert Truffles, and Allies · Pezizaceae |
| Genus | Phylloscypha |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Common Brown Cup with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.