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| synonyms: Earpick Fungus, Hydne cure-oreille, Ohrlöffelpilz |
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| location: North America, Europe |
| edibility: Inedible |
| fungus colour: Brown |
| normal size: Less than 5cm |
| cap type: Convex to shield shaped |
| stem type: Lateral, rudimentary or absent |
| spore colour: White, cream or yellowish |
| habitat: Grows on plant material/manure |
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Auriscalpium vulgare S. F. Gray syn. Hydnum auriscalpium L. Ohrlöffelpilz Hydne cure-oreille, Earpick Fungus Cap 1–2cm across, kidney-shaped, thin and leathery, covered with yellow-brown to chestnut or blackish hairs. Stem 10–140´1–2mm, joined laterally to the cap, swollen towards the base, bristly, dark brown to blackish. Spines 1–3mm long, dark flesh-colour to brown at first becoming paler as they are dusted with the ripening spores. Spores white, subglobose to broadly ovate, minutely spinulose, amyloid, 4.5–5.5 x 3.5–4.5µ. Habitat on buried decaying pine cones. Season all year. Occasional. Not edible. Distribution, America and Europe. |
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Trevor Liddle (United Kingdom) - 10 October 2010
9th October, Minley, Hampshire, UK
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Mirosław Wantoch-Rekowski (Poland) - 26 July 2010
Lasy Oliwskie Gdañsk.Poland
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Lorand Bartho (Hungary) - 24 October 2008
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