Sarcoscypha austriaca can be found at any time between November and April. It likes wet conditions and especially alder/willow carr and is apparently not worried by snow or frost. This photo was taken some years back by Alan Outen at Oughton Head, Herts.
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/ August 27, 2022
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/ March 17, 2022
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