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Peziza badioconfusa.   Click a photo to enlarge it.   back to list

Peziza badioconfusa Mushroom
Ref No: 8522
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location: North America
edibility: Edible
fungus colour: Brown
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

Peziza badioconfusa Korf Cup 3-10cm across, deeply cup-shaped, becoming irregular; inner surface dull reddish brown, outer surface similar but roughened or unpolished. No stem. Flesh brittle. Asci about 140 x 12µ. Spores ellipsoid, finely warted, containing 2 oil drops, 17-21 x 8-10µ. Spore sacs amyloid. Habitat singly or in groups on humus or beside old logs. Throughout North America and common in the East. Season May June. Said to be edible.

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