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

synonyms: Gewölbter Becherling, Palamino Cup, Pézize sinuée
Peziza repanda 2 Mushroom
Ref No: 8532
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Peziza repanda Mushroom
Ref No: 8533
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location: North America, Europe
edibility: Inedible
fungus colour: White to cream, Yellow, 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

Peziza repanda Pers. Gewölbter Becherling Pézize sinuée, Palamino Cup. Cup 3–12cm across, cup-shaped at first, expanding and becoming wavy and the margin toothed, sessile, inner surface pale ochraceous brown to chestnut, outer ochraceous cream and slightly scurfy. Asci 300–13m, blued at the tip by iodine. Spores elliptical, smooth,15–16 x 9–10um. Habitat in leaves around stumps, large forms on sawdust. Season spring to autumn. Occasional. Not edible. Distribution, America and Europe.

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