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| synonyms: Bonfire Cauliflower, Krauser Becherling |
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| location: North America |
| edibility: Inedible |
| fungus colour: White to cream, Red or redish or pink |
| 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 on the ground |
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Peziza proteana var. sparassoides (Boud.) Korf syn. Gyromitra phillipsii Massee. Krauser Becherling, Bonfire Cauliflower. Fruit body 3–12cm across and up to 25cm high, extremely convoluted and brittle, sessile, the inner, spore-bearing surface smooth and whitish with ochraceous tints, the outer flushed pinkish and scurfy. Asci 300 x 11µ, blued at the tip by iodine. Spores containing two oil drops, minutely warted, 10–13 x 6–7µ. Habitat on fire sites. Season autumn. Rare. Said to be edible. Distribution, America and Europe. |
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