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| synonyms: Galiella rufa |
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| location: North America |
| edibility: Inedible |
| fungus colour: Red or redish or pink, Orange |
| normal size: 5-15cm |
| cap type: Cup shaped |
| flesh: Flesh fibrous usually pliable (like grass) |
| spore colour: White, cream or yellowish |
| habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on wood |
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Bulgaria rufa Schw. New syn. Galiella rufa Fruit body 2-7cm across, closed at first, then opening to become shallowly cup-shaped with an incurved margin; inner surface pale reddish or reddish brown, with a gelatinous layer giving a rubbery consistency; outer surface blackish brown with clusters of hairs. Stem up to 10 x 5mm, attached below by dense mass of black mycelium. Asci narrow, up to 275-300µ. Spores ellipsoid, with ends strongly narrowed, 10 x 20µ. Habitat in groups or dense clusters on buried sticks under leaf mold or soil. Often common. Found in eastern North America. Season May-June. Not edible. |
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