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Otidea grandis.   Click a photo to enlarge it.   back to list

Otidea grandis Mushroom
Ref No: 9295
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location: Europe
edibility: Inedible
fungus colour: Brown, Grey to beige, Orange
normal size: Less than 5cm
cap type: Other
stem type: Lateral, rudimentary or absent
flesh: Flesh granular or brittle
spore colour: White, cream or yellowish
habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on the ground

Otidea grandis (Pers.) Rehm. Cup 1-2cm high, 1-4cm across, cup shaped when young, expanding irregularly, with lobed and wavy edges; inner surface tan or dark apricot, outer surface orange-brown or paler. Stem up to 10 x 5mm; yellowish. Asci about 165 x 10µ. Spores ellipsoid to subfusoid, 14-17 x 6-7µ. Habitat singly or in clusters on the ground in mixed or coniferous woods. Rare. Found Europe and in northeastern North America. Season July-September. Edibility not known -avoid.

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