Pithya cupressina (Fr.) Fuckel
no common name
Sarcoscyphaceae
Species account author: Ian Gibson.
Extracted from Matchmaker: Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest.
Introduction to the Macrofungi
no common name
Sarcoscyphaceae
Species account author: Ian Gibson.
Extracted from Matchmaker: Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest.
Introduction to the Macrofungi
Species Information
Summary:
Pithya cupressina produces deep orange discs on recently killed foliage of Juniperus, Cupressus, Thuja and Sequoia.
Microscopic:
spores reaching 10-12 microns in diameter, round, granular within and usually containing one large oil-droplet, 1-seriate; asci reaching length of 250 microns and width of 15 microns; paraphyses branched in lower part, only slightly enlarged in upper part, reaching width of 2-3 microns at tip, (Seaver), spores 9-12 microns in diameter, round, (Hansen), spores 9-10 microns in diameter, round, smooth, 1-seriate; asci 8-spored, 210 x 12 microns; paraphyses cylindric, very slightly enlarged up to 4 microns at tip, (Dennis)
Notes:
It is found at least in BC, WA, OR, ID, and CA, (Larsen).
Habitat and Range
SIMILAR SPECIES
Pithya vulgaris grows on Abies and Sequoia and reaches a larger size, up to 1.5cm.Habitat
gregarious on recently killed foliage of various species of Juniperus, Cupressus, Thuja, and Sequoia, (Seaver), on twigs and needles of Juniperus, late fall to spring, (Hansen), on dead leaves of Juniperus (Dennis)