Vinegar Cup - Helvella acetabulum
A large cup-shaped brownish fungus, which has a serois of prominent forked ribs underneath the cup running down into the base and stem.
There are other cup-shaped Helvella species. Peziza species do not have the prominent ribs.
Photograph in habitat; note substrate and any associated tree species. This can be difficult to identify and we recommend that your record is verified from a specimen by an expert before submission to NatureSpot
under broadleaved or conifer trees.
April to June.
Graham Calow
Stanton Road, Elmesthorpe
17 April 2016
cream-coloured branching ribs
det. R Iliffe from specimen
Graham Calow
Stanton Road, Elmesthorpe
17 April 2016
det. R Iliffe from specimen
Graham Calow
Stanton Road, Elmesthorpe
17 April 2016
det. R Iliffe from specimen
Graham Calow
Stanton Road, Elmesthorpe
17 April 2016
det. R Iliffe from specimen
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Species profile
- Common names
- Vinegar Cup
- Species group:
- fungus
- Kingdom:
- Fungi
- Order:
- Pezizales
- Family:
- Helvellaceae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 1
- First record:
- 17/04/2016 (Calow, Graham)
- Last record:
- 17/04/2016 (Calow, Graham)
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