 |
|
|
| synonyms: Lederfarbener Öhrling |
|
|
|
|
| location: North America, Europe |
| edibility: Inedible |
| fungus colour: Brown, Grey to beige |
| normal size: 5-15cm |
| cap type: Other |
| stem type: Lateral, rudimentary or absent |
| flesh: Flesh granular or brittle |
| spore colour: White, cream or yellowish |
| habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on the ground |
|
Otidea alutacea (Pers.) Massee syn. Peziza alutacea Pers. Lederfarbener Öhrling. Cup 2–4cm wide, 2–5cm high, lopsided and irregularly wavy with a split at the shorter side, inner surface clay-buff, outer pale fawn buff and slightly scurfy. Flesh thick, yellowish. Asci 250 x 15µ, not blued by iodine. Paraphyses slender, curved at tip. Spores containing two oil drops, 12–15 x 6–7µ. Habitat often in clusters, in soil in woods. Season late summer to autumn. Uncommon. Not edible. Distribution, America and Europe. |
|
Members' images and comments
|
Click here
to upload and share your photos and comments about this mushroom (JPEG only please).
|
|
|
|
By uploading images and text you hereby warrant that you are the legal owner of this
material and agree, without limitation, to permit Rogers Plants Ltd to publish such
images and text on this Rogers Plants website. Rogers Plants Ltd reserves the right
to remove any member images or text at its sole discretion.
|
