I found these wine-red clusters on a mossy stump.

They had upturned, bobbly lower surfaces while the inner surfaces were darker and smooth.

Other photos of the teleomorphic stage of this fungus are more of a reddish brown [1], as opposed to the wine-red colour here, and in the teleomorphic stage it can only be told apart from A. cylichnium microscopically [2].

Throughout the weeks some had disappeared, while others grew larger.

In this Day 19 photo, you can see the upper surface up-close.

REFERENCES

[1] “Ascocoryne sarcoides (Jacq.) J.W. Groves & D.E. Wilson – Purple Jellydisc” First Nature, Pat O’Reilly

Date Accessed: 29-06-25

[2] “Ascocoryne sarcoides” Mushroomexpert, Michael Kuo

Date Accessed: 29-06-25