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| synonyms: Bay Cup, Kastanienbrauner Becherling, Pézize brune |
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| location: North America, Europe |
| edibility: Inedible |
| fungus colour: Brown, Grey to beige |
| normal size: 5-15cm |
| cap type: Cup shaped |
| stem type: Lateral, rudimentary or absent |
| flesh: Flesh exudes white or watery latex (milk) when cut, Flesh granular or brittle |
| spore colour: White, cream or yellowish |
| habitat: Grows on the ground |
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Peziza badia Pers. ex Mérat Kastanienbrauner Becherling Pézize brune, Bay Cup. Cup 3–8cm across, cup-shaped, irregularly wavy with age, sessile, inner surface olive-brown, outer reddish-brown and slightly scurfy. Flesh thin, reddish-brown, yielding watery juice. Asci 330 x 15µ, blued at the tip by iodine. Spores elliptical, containing two oil drops, irregularly reticulate, 17–20 x 9–12µ. Habitat on soil especially on open clay banks or paths. Season late summer to autumn. Common. Edible when well cooked, poisonous if eaten raw. Distribution, America and Europe. |
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Michiel Thomas (Netherlands) - 17 May 2024
Is this a Peziza badia?
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