Apothecia

The size of the apothecia ranges from about 1 to 8 cm in diam. Macroscopically the species of Sarcoscypha look very similar, therefore are hardly distinguishable. No clear difference in colour was found (except for the consistently white S. vassiljevae). However, recent observations indicate that S. coccinea might differ from both S. austriaca and S. jurana by a more hairy to crenulate apothecial margin. genetic variants with yellow or white hymenia rarely occur due to lacking colour components (see under paraphyses).

Sarcoscypha austriaca (S Germany, Black Forest, 4.IV.1993, del. O. Baral)	Sarcoscypha jurana (Luxembourg, Fielsmillen, Tilia, 16.III.2004, Guy Marson, phot. HB)	Sarcoscypha jurana (S Germany, Swabian Alb, Tilia, 22.XI.1978, phot. HB)
Sarcoscypha austriaca (S Germany, Füssen, Acer pseudoplatanus, 5.IV.1982, phot. A. Bollmann)	Sarcoscypha coccinea (?macaronesica) (S Italy, Pyrus pyrainus, 16.XII.1982, phot. C. Lavorato)	Sarcoscypha macaronesica (Tenerife, ?Lauraceae, 18.I.1996, phot. H. Grünwald)
Sarcoscypha coccinea (?macaronesica) (S France, Quercus ilex, 16.I.2002, phot. G. Garcia)	Sarcoscypha occidentalis (USA, Ithaca NY, Rosales?, 20.IX.1983, phot. T.R. Lohmeyer)	Sarcoscypha occidentalis ( ?or S. javensis) (?USA, phot. P. Kaminski, from internet)
Sarcoscypha coccinea (N Germany, Wolfenbüttel, Fagus, 1.III.2004, phot. U. Kozik)

Sarcoscypha austriaca (S Germany, Ummendorf, Alnus, 22.III.2004, K. Keck, phot. HB)	Sarcoscypha coccinea (France, Villiers, Crataegus, 14.II.2004, J.P. Priou, phot.JPP)
Sarcoscypha jurana, Luxembourg, Fielsmillen, Tilia, 16.III.2004, Guy Marson, phot. HB Right : Sarcoscypha coccinea (N Germany, Wolfenbüttel, Fagus, 1.III.2004, phot. U. Kozik)

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