Purple Jellydisc Ascocoryne sarcoides (Jacq.) J.W. Groves & D.E. Wilson syn. Coryne sarcoides (Jacq.) Tul. & C. Tul. (illustrated life size) Fruit body 0.1โ1.5cm across, inverted cone-shaped with flattened disc or concave tending to cup-shaped, margin often irregularly lobed, sessile or on a short stalk; reddish-purple. Flesh gelatinous. Spores 10โ19ร3โ5ยผ, ellipsoid, containing 2 oil drops. Asci 160ร10ยผ. Habitat gregarious on dead wood, especially beech; late summer to early winter. Common. Not edible.
