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Scientific name: Dasyscyphus virgineus S. F. Gray
Derivation of name: Virgin- means "white" or "pure."
Synonyms:
Common name(s): Stalked hairy fairy cup
Phylum: Ascomycota
Order: Helotiales
Family: Hyaloscyphaceae
Occurrence on wood substrate: Saprobic; in groups or
clusters on stems, branches, cones, beechnut burs, and other
debris; spring through fall.
Dimensions: Small, stalked cups 1-4 mm wide; stalk up to
3 mm long and covered with white hairs.
Sterile outer surface: White, covered by a dense layer of
white
hairs.
Fertile inner surface: White, smooth.
Edibility: Unknown
More information at RogersMushrooms.com:

Figure 1. Clusters of Dasyscyphus virgineus on decaying
wood. Photo © John Plischke III.
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Figure 2. Close-up showing smooth, white fertile
surface and white hairs of the sterile surface
forming a
fringe around the rim of the cup.
Photo © John Plischke III.

Figure 3. Dasyscyphus virgineus.
Photo © George Barron.

Figure 4. Dasyscyphus virgineus. Photo © John
Dawson.
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