Orangeroter Becherling Pézize orangée, Orange Peel Fungus Aleuria aurantia (Fr.) Fuckel syn. Peziza aurantia Fr. Cup 0.5–10cm across, cup shaped becoming wavy and flattened, inner surface bright yellowish-orange, outer whitish, covered in fine white down visible under a hand lens. Flesh thin and brittle, whitish. Asci 220×13µ, not blued by iodine. Spores elliptical and coarsely reticulate, containing two oil drops, 17–24×9–11µ. Habitat gregarious, on bare soil, or amongst grass in lawns or at roadsides. Season early autumn to early winter. Common. Edible. Distribution, America and Europe. |