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| synonyms: Bleach Cup, Morchel-Becherling, Pézize à odeur de chlre, Pézize veinée |
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| location: North America, Europe |
| edibility: Poisonous/Suspect |
| fungus colour: White to cream, Brown |
| normal size: 5-15cm |
| cap type: Cup shaped |
| stem type: Lateral, rudimentary or absent |
| spore colour: White, cream or yellowish |
| habitat: Grows on the ground |
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Disciotis venosa (Pers.) Boud. Morchel-Becherling, Pézize veinée, Pézize à odeur de chlre, Bleach Cup Cup 3–15cm across, saucer-shaped with a short thick stalk, which is often buried in the soil, the inner surface dark brown and corrugate especially at the centre, the outer surface whitish and slightly scurfy. Asci 320×20µ. Spores broadly elliptical, 19–25×12–15µ. Habitat in lawns or on soil in woodland. Season spring. Occasional. Poisonous. Distribution, America and Europe.
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Ann MacLellan (United Kingdom) - 11 April 2009
Found this growing on path in garden I live on the Shetland Isles, Scotland, UK.
Can you tell me what this is. Thank you.
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