Phylum: Ascomycota	Class: Pezizomycetes
Order: Pezizales	Family: Sarcoscyphaceae
Species: Sarcoscypha coccinea (Gray) Boud.

Synonyms:

Aleuria insolita Coron Borffor cupa dearg a' mhàileachain cupannan dearg a' mhàileachain Geopyxis bloxamii Geopyxis coccinea Geopyxis coccinea var. lactea Geopyxis insolita Helvella coccinea Lachnea coccinea Macroscyphus coccinea Macroscyphus coccineus Molliardomyces coccinea Peziza coccinea Peziza cyathoides Peziza epidendra Peziza insolita Ruby Elfcup Sarcoscypha coccinea var. albida

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Swedish Indicator List: Woodland Indicator Species

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Corylus avellana (14) Alnus glutinosa (5) Salix (3) Aesculus hippocastanum (2) Acer (1) Fraxinus excelsior (1) Quercus (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (6) Scrub: dense/continuous (3) Parkland and scattered trees (2) Woodland: mixed, plantation (2) Built-up areas (1) Calcareous ash-wych elm woods on dry and/or heavy soils (1) Scrub: dense/continuous, neutral (1) Woodland: broadleaved, plantation, high forest (1) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural, high forest (1) Woodland: mixed (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Twig (10) Wood (7) Branch (6) Dead Wood (2) Fallen Twig (2) Soil (2) Soil Mossy (1) Stick (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: January (6) February (6) March (8) April (5) September (2) October (3) November (3) December (1)