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Edibility
Inedible
Lookalike Danger
1 / 5
Habitat
🪵 Dead hardwood
Season
Mar – May🌱 Now
"Shiny black leathery cup in spring. A thimble for elves. Inedible but beautifully weird."
This species is found with or partners with the following hosts. Ectomycorrhizal hosts (green border) form a root-level partnership; ericoid / arbutoid shrubs (purple border) share the same mycorrhizal networks.

Fallen logs, stumps, and dying hardwood — substrate for oyster, turkey-tail, dryad’s saddle, and most hardwood saprobes.

Generic hardwood habitat — oak, maple, beech, birch, etc. Shown when the species is reported from hardwoods generally.
Small black cup fungus on decaying wood. Tough, inedible. Spring fruiter. A generic name for multiple Plectania / Pseudoplectania species.
Damp rotting wood across temperate forests. Spring.
Min Soil Temp
55°F
Moisture Need
rain 0.5in 7d
Drought Tolerance
moderate
Elevation Range
0–6,684 ft
None toxic in significant amounts.
Dead hardwood
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