Sarcoscypha austriaca var austriaca (Beck ex Sacc.) Boud.
(Scarlet Elfcup)

Sarcoscypha austriaca var austriaca (Scarlet Elfcup) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Sarcoscypha austriaca var austriaca (Scarlet Elfcup) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
VarietySarcoscypha austriaca var austriaca (Scarlet Elfcup)
SpeciesSarcoscypha austriaca (Scarlet Elfcup)
GenusSarcoscypha (elfcups)
FamilySARCOSCYPHACEAE (a family of cup fungi)
OrderPEZIZALES (cup fungus)
SubclassPEZIZOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of cup fungi and discomycetes)
ClassPEZIZOMYCETES (discomycetes)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Sarcoscypha austriaca var austriaca (Scarlet Elfcup)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Brown, R. 2007 First British record of yellow Sarcoscypha Field Mycology Vol 8 (1): 9-12, rear cover.

Sarcoscypha austriaca var austriaca (Scarlet Elfcup) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Sarcoscypha austriaca var austriaca (Scarlet Elfcup):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 63 images of Sarcoscypha austriaca var austriaca (Scarlet Elfcup)

A bright red discomycete fungus which occurs in the spring on rotten branches, on the ground, etc especially in the west. It is a recent arrival which seems to have largely displaced S. coccinea from which it can only be distinguished under the microscope.

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