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Cups & jellies

Devil's Urn

Urnula craterium

Also known as Gray Urn.

Devil's UrnDave W (Dave W) / CC BY-SA 3.0

About this fungus

Devil's Urn is listed in the Shroomify field guide as a cups & jellies fungus in the Sarcosomataceae family. Grows on sticks and logs, particularly from buried wood

A note on identification
This profile is a guide rather than a guarantee. If you are considering eating a wild mushroom, check the whole specimen and its possible lookalikes carefully. Do not eat it if you are unsure of the identification.

Further reading

Wikipedia · MushroomExpert.com

The Shroomify Research Project

What the records suggest about Devil's Urn

The project has analysed over a million matched fungal events alongside weather and habitat data. These findings describe patterns in the study, not conditions that every fruitbody must follow.

Tree associations

Of the tree types tested, Devil's Urn was most often recorded where willow was present.

Weather or season?

Recent weather added a smaller but repeatable signal after the normal seasonal pattern had been allowed for.

Weather response

When does this mushroom tend to appear?

The middle line means there was no difference between this species and other fungi recorded in the same area and part of the season. Warmer and cooler always mean warmer or cooler than normal for that place and time of year, not absolute temperature.

Increase linked with more recordsDecrease linked with more recordsNo clear linkThin line shows uncertainty

Rainfall

Rainier than normal conditions 15 to 21 days beforehand was linked with more records.

Rainier than normalNo changeDrier than normalRainfall 0 to 3 days beforehand did not show a clear link with how often this species was recorded.Rainfall 4 to 7 days beforehand did not show a clear link with how often this species was recorded.Rainfall 8 to 14 days beforehand did not show a clear link with how often this species was recorded.Rainier than normal conditions 15 to 21 days beforehand was linked with more records of this species.Rainfall 22 to 30 days beforehand did not show a clear link with how often this species was recorded.Rainfall 31 to 60 days beforehand did not show a clear link with how often this species was recorded.0-34-78-1415-2122-3031-60Days before the record

Soil moisture

Wetter than normal soil 15 to 21 days beforehand was linked with more records.

Wetter than normalNo changeDrier than normalSoil moisture 0 to 3 days beforehand did not show a clear link with how often this species was recorded.Wetter than normal soil 4 to 7 days beforehand was linked with more records of this species.Wetter than normal soil 8 to 14 days beforehand was linked with more records of this species.Wetter than normal soil 15 to 21 days beforehand was linked with more records of this species.Soil moisture 22 to 30 days beforehand did not show a clear link with how often this species was recorded.Wetter than normal soil 31 to 60 days beforehand was linked with more records of this species.0-34-78-1415-2122-3031-60Days before the record

Each point is a separate matched comparison for that weather measure and time window. Clear results must have a meaningful effect, adequate geographic coverage and the same direction in odd and even years. These are associations in field records, not rules or forecasts.

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