Brown Cup - Rutstroemia firma
Description
This species is 0.5 to 1.5 cm across, cup shaped, expanding to a flattened and wavy shape, attached by a short stalk 2 to 3 mm long, inner surface ochraceous brown, outer similarly coloured and becoming wrinkled.
Identification difficulty

Habitat
On the dead and blackened wood of fallen branches, often on fallen oak branches.
When to see it
Autumn to early winter.
UK Status
Widespread and fairly frequent in Britain.
VC55 Status
Fairly frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland.
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