Sarcoscypha occidentalis

Back to the Eleanor Yarrow Index

This is the Stalked Scarlet Cup. In its scientific name, "occidentalis" means "Western". This fungus was originally named from Ohio, in the early 1800's. At that point, Ohio was still very much the western frontier.

 

 

 

COMA Home Page Membership Application Coma Meetings Mushroom Walks NEMF Foray Notes From Underground
An Introduction to COMA A Brief History of COMA  Contact Us The Rogerson Foray Mushroom Checklists Mycophagy Central

Copyright 1995-2002 COMA. All rights reserved.