Scarlet Cup

2011-02-12 Lower Austria, district Gnserndorf (just outside the national park - broadleaf forest, 155 m AMSL).German name: sterreich-KelchbecherlingID: not a 100% certain; I have been told by Heinz Forstinger at naturbeobachtung_at that while ID is likely to be correct it would be necessary to check under the microscope to be sure, however I couldn't yet deliver clear microscopic evidence for this one.Update: I've finally managed to take a shot of the hair on the outer shell (which should be smooth with this species, which is the case), so S. austriaca should indeed be the correct identification.Synonymy: Lachnea austriaca, Molliardiomyces coccineus, Peziza austriaca, Peziza imperialis (Index Fungorum - Species Fungorum) for Sarcoscypha austriaca var. austriaca; no synonyms yet for the newly described (on moist acorn wood in Austria) var. lutea.

2012-01-06 Vienna XXII. district, Lobau - Danube National Park (155 msm Quadrant 7864/2).German name: sterreich-KelchbecherlingUsually appears rather in late winter or spring, but due to warm weather conditions it does fruit in (meteorological) mid-winter already.See also photo of hair here.See also synonymy given here.

2012-01-06 Vienna XXII. district, Lobau - Danube National Park (155 msm Quadrant 7864/2).German name: sterreich-KelchbecherlingMicroscopic shot of outer body with smooth hair, a feature distinguishing it from Sarcoscypha coccinea; taken with BRESSER BioLux AL microscope, in-built low-resolution camera sensor. Not too sharp unfortunately, but main features are clear enough.From this specimen.

2011-02-19 (shot taken on the 20th) Lower Austria, district Gnserndorf (just outside the national park - broadleaf forest, 155 m AMSL).Not yet ripe asci; taken with BRESSER BioLux AL microscope (40x), in-built low-resolution camera sensor.German name: sterreich-KelchbecherlingFor ID see remarks here.

Gro-Enzersdorf, Niedersterreich, sterreich

WWT Brotheridge reserve. SO813413