Otidea bufonia

14 October 2005 Oxfordshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin

Species

Otidea bufonia

Fruiting Body

Cup shaped, split down one side, inner surface smooth, dark brown, outer surface paler, to about 7cm across

Flesh

Brown, brittle

Smell

Indistinct

Taste

Indistinct

Season

Late Summer to Autumn

Distribution

Rare

Habitat

In woods, and unimproved grassland

Microscopic Features

Spores ellipsoidal, 2 oil drops (13-15) x (6.5-7) µm²

Edibility

Not edible

Notes

Bufonia means 'toad-like'. This species could be confused with Peziza badia which is macroscopically rather similar

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