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Nectria peziza.   Click a photo to enlarge it.   back to list

Nectria peziza Mushroom
Ref No: 9314
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location: Europe
edibility: Inedible
fungus colour: Yellow
normal size: Less than 5cm
cap type: Other
stem type: Lateral, rudimentary or absent
spore colour: White, cream or yellowish
habitat: Grows on wood

Nectria peziza (Tode ex Fr.) Fr. Fruit body 0.2–0.4mm across, globose when fresh but collapsing into a cup-like shape when dry (not shown), bright yellow. Asci 75–90 x 8–10µ. Spores 12–15 x 5–7µ. Habitat on rotting polypores and rotten wood, shown here on old Polyporus squamosus. Season all year. Frequent. Not edible. Found In Europe.

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