Figure 435.—Peziza floccosa. Natural size.
This is a beautiful plant growing upon partially decayed logs. I have always found it upon hickory logs. The cap is cup-shaped, very much like a beaker. The stem is long and slender, rather woolly; the rim of the cap is fringed with long, strigose hairs. The inner surface of the cup represents the spore-bearing portion.
The inside and the rim of the cup are very beautiful, being variegated with deep scarlet and white. Also called Sarcoscypha floccosa.
The plant is found from June to September.
Peziza occidentalis.
Figure 436.—Peziza occidentalis. Natural size.