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Paxina acetabulum.   Click a photo to enlarge it.   back to list

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  • synonyms: Rippenbecherling, Vinegar Cup
    Paxina acetabulum Mushroom
    Ref No: 8491
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    Paxina acetabulum2 Mushroom
    Ref No: 8492
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    Paxina acetabulum3 Mushroom
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    location: North America, Europe
    edibility: Poisonous/Suspect
    fungus colour: Brown, Grey to beige
    normal size: 5-15cm
    cap type: Cup shaped
    stem type: Lateral, rudimentary or absent
    flesh: Flesh granular or brittle
    spore colour: White, cream or yellowish
    habitat: Grows on the ground, Grows on plant material/manure

    Paxina acetabulum (L. ex St. Amans) O. Kuntze syn. Helvella acetabula (L. ex St. Amans) Quél. Rippenbecherling Vinegar Cup. Cup 4–6cm across, deeply cup-shaped, inner surface dark chestnut brown, outer paler and finely downy. Stem 10–40 x 20–30mm, whitish, deeply furrowed and strongly ribbed along the underside of the cup, more or less hollow. Asci 400 x 20µ. Spores broadly elliptical, 18–22 x 12–14µ. Habitat amongst leaf litter in woods usually on calcareous soil. Season spring to summer. Occasional. Poisonous unless well cooked. Distribution, America and Europe.

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