Otidea alutacea
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| Otidea alutacea Pers., 1801
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Otidea alutacea is a species of apothecial fungus belonging to the family Pyronemataceae. This European species appears as buff coloured deep cups, often split down one side, up to 6 cm tall, on soil in woodland. It is inedible.[1]
The cup is 3–6 cm tall and 2–4 cm wide, normally split on one side to the base, with a wavy margin, brown outside and light brown inside.[2] The spores are colorless.[2]
Similar species include Otidea onotica and Guepinia helvelloides.[2]
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References[]
- ^ Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 370. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.
- ^ a b c Davis, R. Michael; Sommer, Robert; Menge, John A. (2012). Field Guide to Mushrooms of Western North America. Berkeley: University of California Press. pp. 403–404. ISBN 978-0-520-95360-4. OCLC 797915861.
- Jordan, Michael (2004). The Encyclopedia of Fungi of Britain and Europe. Frances Lincoln Publishers. p. 39. ISBN 978-0-7112-2379-0.
- Buczacki, Stefan (1992). Collins Guide to Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain and Europe. HarperCollins. p. 218. ISBN 0-00-219978-5.
- Otidea alutacea at Species Fungorum
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- Pyronemataceae
- Fungi described in 1801
- Inedible fungi
- Taxa named by Christiaan Hendrik Persoon
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