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Edibility
Inedible
Lookalike Danger
1 / 5
Habitat
🪵 Dead hardwood
Season
Mar – May🌱 Now
"Black leathery cup rising from a buried stick in early spring. Marks the start of morel weather."
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.
Black goblet-shaped cup fungus on dead hardwood branches. Spring fruiter. Charcoal-dark, almost leathery. Not toxic but not eaten.
Dead hardwood branches and buried wood across eastern North America. Spring.
Min Soil Temp
55°F
Moisture Need
rain 0.5in 7d
Drought Tolerance
moderate
Elevation Range
0–6,684 ft
None
Dead hardwood
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