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Scarlet Elf Cup

Sarcoscypha coccinea

158Records since 2000
FebruaryPeak month
34Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan37
Feb41
Mar40
Apr12
May1
Jun0
Jul0
Aug0
Sep1
Oct4
Nov5
Dec5

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Cambridgeshire England16
2Worcestershire England14
3Norfolk England12
4Argyll and Bute Scotland11
5Highland Scotland10
6Scottish Borders Scotland10
7Mid and East Antrim Northern Ireland7
8Cornwall England6
9Gloucestershire England6
10Mid Ulster Northern Ireland5
11Bristol, City of England4
12North Ayrshire Scotland4
13Herefordshire, County of England3
14Oxfordshire England2
15North Yorkshire England2
77 England45 Scotland2 Wales19 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 34 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
158
Peak month
February
Counties with records
34
Scientific name
Sarcoscypha coccinea
Group
Fungi
NBN Atlas records since 2000
136
Conservation designations
Scottish Biodiversity List
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Pezizomycetes
Order
Pezizales
Family
Sarcoscyphaceae
Genus
Sarcoscypha
Name with authority
Sarcoscypha coccinea (Jacq.) Lambotte

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · GBIF 8156721