Cotylidia diaphana is a small fungal species that grows in swampy forests and lawns. The cup-like upper structures are somewhat transparent, a fact that led to its specific epithet; diaphana is the Latin word for "transparent." The generic name, meanwhile, simply means "small cup."
Cap Diameter:
5 - 30 mm
Odor:
Pleasantly mushroomy, not distinctive
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Attributes of Cotylidia diaphana
Cap Diameter
5 - 30 mm
Height
1 - 4 cm
Cap
Cap 5 - 30 mm wide; vase-shaped or funnel-shaped; white to hazel-brown
Stem
Stem 5 - 35 mm x 1 - 2 mm; central; solid; smooth
Flesh
Thin; tough, leathery; whitish gray
Spore Print Color
Whitish
Odor
Pleasantly mushroomy, not distinctive
Body Color
Brown
Yellow
White
Growth Form
Solitary, Scattered
Nutrient Gathering
Saprophytic
Substrate
On wood
Endangered Species
No
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Habitat of Cotylidia diaphana
Amongst humus and twigs, lawns under trees, on the ground in damp coniferous or hardwood woods
