A yellow grey to beige fungus internally, less than 5 cm across with a granular or brittle flesh. The stype is placed in a lateral position, but is small or even entirely absent. The spore colour is white, cream or yellowish; they are elliptical and smooth. The cup exterior is white in colour.
Cap Diameter:
1 - 5 cm
Odor:
Mildly mushroomy but not distinctive.
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Attributes of Cellar cup
Cap Diameter
1 - 5 cm
Cap
less than 5 cm across; round, cuplike shape; yellow grey to beige internally, exterior white
Flesh
Granular or brittle, firm; whitish
Spore Print Color
White, cream or yellowish
Odor
Mildly mushroomy but not distinctive.
Body Color
Yellow
Gray
White
Flesh Bruises
The flesh or milk does not discolor when bruised or cut.
Growth Form
Solitary, Scattered, Gregarious
Nutrient Gathering
Saprophytic
Substrate
On soil
Species Status
Widely distributed throughout America and Europe
Endangered Species
No
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Habitat of Cellar cup
In cellars, damp mortar, soil between pavement slabs, on rotting sandbags, plant material or manure
