Rogers Mushrooms - Sepultaria arenicola Mushroom


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Sepultaria arenicola. Click a photo to enlarge it. back to list

synonyms: Sand-Erdbecherling

Ref No: 8908
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location: North America, Europe

edibility: Inedible

fungus colour: Brown

normal size: Less than 5cm

cap type: Cup shaped

stem type: Lateral, rudimentary or absent

spore colour: White, cream or yellowish

habitat: Grows on the ground, Grows underground

Sepultaria arenicola (Lev.) Massee Sand-Erdbecherling. Fruit body 1–3cm across, subterranean and subglobose only appearing on the surface when mature, resembling small insect burrows as the upper part splits open, disc cream-coloured. Asci 230 x 18µ. Spores containing two oil drops, 23–28 x 14–16µ. Habitat in sandy soil or silt. Season autumn to late spring. Rare. Not edible. Distribution, America and Europe.


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