Caloscypha fulgens

cousin of "orange peel", but appears in spring rather than fall and turns green with age or handling.

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

Beautiful! How big is this one? Posted 7 years ago
1. morpheme
  
  Lion
  
  pretty large - maybe about 2 inches wide. They were popping up all over the place. Posted 7 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    Thanks! Also having a late spring that is suddenly exploding? Posted 7 years ago, modified 7 years ago
  2. 1. morpheme
      
      Lion
      
      I'm not sure - it is a typo maybe for late spring? they come up here between March and July. Posted 7 years ago, modified 7 years ago
    2. 1. Ferdy Christant
        
        Lion
        
        yes lol sorry, I meant spring, and specifically that this year spring is late, yet now suddenly come in full effect. Posted 7 years ago
      2. morpheme
        
        Lion
        
        Indeed - we are also having a late spring - last month at this time people reported ice and snow on the top of the mountain we hiked on Sunday, even though it's only 2,400 ft high (731 meters). It's been quite cold and wet (and raining again right now....). I'm hoping that this will mean that when the flowers start to bloom that there will be lots! Posted 7 years ago

The Spring orange peel fungus

''Caloscypha'' is a fungal genus in the family Caloscyphaceae . A monotypic genus, it contains the single species ''Caloscypha fulgens'', commonly known as the spring orange peel fungus, the golden cup, or the dazzling cup. It is a cup fungus, typically up to 4 centimetres in diameter, with a bright to pale orange interior and orange; specimens that are old or bruised often have an olive-green discoloration, especially around the edges. In North America, it is usually found on the ground in forest.. more

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Similar species: Pezizales

Species identified by morpheme