October 2004 Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Synonymns Macroscyphus macropus Cap Cup shaped, sometimes squashed, inner surface smooth, grey to grey brown, outer surface scurfy, pale, to about 4 cm across Stem Cylindrical, tapered upwards, covered with fine hairs, greyish Flesh Thin, whitish Smell Indistinct Taste Indistinct Season Summer to autumn Distribution Infrequent Habitat In deciduous and coniferous woods Microscopic Features Spores spindle shaped, smooth, one large central drop, one small drop at each end (18-24) x (10-12) µm2 Edibility Inedible |