Urnula craterium (Devil's Urn)
Urnula craterium from the same location where this one was found https://www.jungledragon.com/image/74920 but several days later. The opening has flared out and there are also some Springtails (Hypogastrura sp.) crawling on the surface.
"Urnula craterium" is a species of cup fungus in the family Sarcosomataceae. It is parasitic on oak and various other hardwood species; it is also saprobic, as the fruit bodies develop on dead wood after it has fallen to the ground. Appearing in early spring, its distinctive goblet-shaped and dark-colored fruit bodies have earned it the common names devil's urn and the gray urn.
Similar species: Pezizales
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Uploaded Feb 24, 2019. Captured May 6, 2016 08:59 in Skelton Township, MN 55707, USA.
