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Peziza succosa Mushroom
Ref No: 8534
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Peziza succosaCHECK Mushroom
Ref No: 8535
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location: North America
edibility: Inedible
fungus colour: White to cream, Grey to beige
normal size: Less than 5cm
cap type: Cup shaped
stem type: Lateral, rudimentary or absent
flesh: Flesh exudes coloured latex (milk) when cut, Flesh granular or brittle
spore colour: White, cream or yellowish
habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on the ground

Peziza succosa Berk. Cup 2-5cm across, cup-shaped expanding to shallowly cup shaped or even somewhat disc-like, sometimes with a somewhat lobed margin; inner surface gray-brown with a slight olivaceous tint, outer surface whitish, grayish, or yellowish. No stem. Flesh thin; whitish yielding yellow juice that makes yellow stains on the edges of the cup and flesh. Asci 350 x 18µ. Spores ellipsoid, warty and ridged, containing 2 large oil drops, 17-22 x 9-12µ. Habitat on damp soil in woods. Quite frequent. Found in northeastern North America, west to Wisconsin. Season June-August. Not edible.

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