Observation 68190: Sarcoscypha occidentalis (Schwein.) Sacc.
When: 2011-05-24
Collection location: Rock Creek Regional Park, Montgomery Co., Maryland, USA [Click for map]
Who: Martin Livezey (MLivezey)
Project: Collection – Local Mycoflora
No specimen available
Notes:
Hard to find, but it comes through with incredible color! I brought it home and let it sit on the dresser over night. The next morning I gently picked it up and touched the ‘cup’. I saw the forcible expulsion of the spores – it was an unmistakable -Poof!
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| User’s votes are weighted by their contribution to the site (log10 contribution). In addition, the user who created the observation gets an extra vote. | |||||||||
| Vote | Score | Weight | Users | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I’d Call It That | 3.0 | 16.59 | 3 | (Mycowalt,shroomydan,MLivezey) | |||||
| Promising | 2.0 | 0.00 | 0 | ||||||
| Could Be | 1.0 | 0.00 | 0 | ||||||
| Doubtful | -1.0 | 0.00 | 0 | ||||||
| Not Likely | -2.0 | 0.00 | 0 | ||||||
| As If! | -3.0 | 0.00 | 0 | ||||||
| Overall Score sum(score * weight) / (total weight + 1) |
2.83 | 94.31% | |||||||