Day 161: Sarcoscypha coccinea typically fruits in the cooler months of winter and early spring, and may be found in damp woodlands where there is an abundance of forest debris. Often, only the cup is visible through the leaf litter, but digging down will reveal its attachment to a piece of decaying wood. The lower surface of the cup is covered with fine hairs ("tomentum") and the stipe (stalk), when present, is also tomentose. Younger specimens may not exhibit a stipe. Also known as Scarlet Elf-cup, Sarcoscypha is purportedly edible but tough. Thanks, I'll just leave them there where they can serve as stoplights on elfin highways and byways. We wouldn't want traffic jams in Elfdom now, would we?
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