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12 September 2010 Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin

Species

Peziza petersii

Cap

Cup shaped, often flattened and folded, inner surface smooth, brown, outer surface granular, brown with whitish scales, to about 8 cm across

Flesh

Thin, grey

Smell

Indistinct

Taste

Indistinct

Season

Summer to autumn

Distribution

Infrequent

Habitat

On burnt wood and on fire sites

Spore Print

White

Microscopic Features

Spores ellipsoidal, warty (11-13) x (5-6.5)µm². Asci (250-280) x (11-12)µm². Paraphyses equal, septate, tips slightly swollen.

Edibility

Inedible

Additional Photographs

6 October 2010 Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin

6 October 2010 Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin