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| synonyms: Grosser Pokalbecherling, Helvella macropus |
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| location: North America, Europe |
| edibility: Inedible |
| fungus colour: Brown, Grey to beige |
| normal size: Less than 5cm |
| cap type: Funnel shaped |
| stem type: Lateral, rudimentary or absent, Stem much longer than cap diameter |
| flesh: Flesh granular or brittle |
| spore colour: White, cream or yellowish |
| habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on the ground, Found in fields, lawns or on roadsides
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Macroscyphus macropus Pers. ex S. F. Gray syn. Macropodia macropus (Pers. ex S. F. Gray) Fuckel syn. Cyathipodia macropus (Pers. ex S. F. Gray) Dennis syn. Helvella macropus (Pers. ex Fr.) Karsten syn. Macroscyphus macropus Pers. ex S. F. Gray Grosser Pokalbecherling. Cup 2-4cm across, cup-shaped; inner surface brownish gray, outer surface appearing pale gray due to the dense covering of tufted downy hairs. Stalk 25-40 x 3-5mm, slightly enlarged toward the base; gray, paler below; covered with dense tufts of downy hair. Flesh thin; white. Asci 350 x 20µ. Spores ellipsoid to subfusoid, containing 1 large central oil drop and 1 smaller drop at each end, 20-30 x 10-12µ. Habitat on the ground in rich soil or on decaying logs in coniferous or deciduous woods. Common. Found in Europe and widely distributed in North America. Season June-November (December-January on the West Coast). Not edible. |
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