
Tarzetta cupularis - Mushroom diameter 5-20 mm, shaped like a cup, glass, set on a short, central shaft; with age, it can be more cupped, outstretched. Sometimes a bit deep in the ground. The external surface is a pale, granular, slightly whitish hair, even bran; cream-colored, yellowish, sometimes with brownish crumbles. The inner surface is smooth; cream-colored, grayish, yellowish. In very young specimens, the edges are connected by a spider's casing that protects the inner spore-bearing layer. Serrated edge, notched, with age cracking, woolly-fibrous.
Flesh thin, waxy, brittle, fragile, whitish. Taste and smell not detectable.
Occurrence: On the ground, on moss, in coniferous and deciduous forests, gardens, parks, sometimes on debauches. It grows singly or in groups; from April to November. Quite common.
Value: Unaffected fungus.