fungal genus family order genus contains single species commonly known spring orange fungus golden cup dazzling cup cup fungus typically centimetres diameter bright pale orange interior orange specimens old bruised olive green especially edges north_america usually found ground forest litter near conifers fruiting occurs early spring following snow melt imperfect stage plant species known dormant seeds spruce taxonomy species described grouped different genera original description phylogenetic analysis dna sequence data shows order belongs evolutionary lineage families placed family small grouping fungi distinguished relatively undeveloped new family described contain genus distinctive orange yellow color fungus earned common names spring orange fungus golden cup dazzling cup specific epithet means bright colored genus means beautiful cup description fruiting body roughly cup shaped cup somewhat flattened split size centimetres diameter inner surface cup orange yellow external surface pale yellow margin rim entire outer surface stained olive green green bluish occurs injury age unique order stem present short spore deposit white single specimen form centimetres diameter discovered found lacking pigment responsible outer surface olive green spores translucent hyaline roughly spherical thin walled smooth dimensions diameter spore bearing cells cylindrical thin contain orange edibility recorded fungus habitat distribution species usually found spring conifers shortly snow north_america noted occur march july widespread rocky_mountains pacific_northwest collected britain possibly arrived imported infected seeds collected japan sweden netherlands turkey listed protected species slovakia imperfect state life cycle fungus allows imperfect making spores perfect making sexual spores form happened fungal taxonomy imperfect form given different relationship perfect imperfect forms species known imperfect stage fungus plant reported known dormant seeds spruce study showed spruce seed lots stored canada contained seeds seeds failed local fungus grow low temperatures contributing ability kill seeds chance infected seeds tend dry demonstrated seed lots seed increased infection tend repeatedly location cool moist conditions favorable fungus growth found imported seeds germany report continental europe similar species bears resemblance orange fungus characteristic reaction age fruits later season usually autumn
Caloscypha