Biology:Otidea alutacea

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Otidea alutacea
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Binomial name
Template:Taxonomy/OtideaOtidea alutacea
Pers., 1801

Otidea alutacea, commonly known as the brown clustered ear cup,[1] is a species of apothecial fungus belonging to the family Pyronemataceae.

The cup is 3–6 cm tall and 2–4 cm wide, normally split on one side to the base, with a wavy margin, brown outside and light brown inside.[2] The spores are colorless.[2]

Similar species include Otidea onotica and Guepinia helvelloides.[2]

It grows on soil in woodland in western North America[1] and in Europe. It is inedible.[3]

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Mycological characteristics
smooth hymenium
no distinct cap
hymenium attachment is irregular or not applicable
lacks a stipe
ecology is mycorrhizal
edibility: unknown

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Arora, David (1986). Mushrooms Demystified: A Comprehensive Guide to the Fleshy Fungi (2nd ed.). Berkeley, California: Ten Speed Press. pp. 832. ISBN 978-0-89815-170-1. https://archive.org/details/arora-david-mushrooms-demystified-a-comprehensive-guide-to-the-fleshy-fungi-ten-speed-press-1986/page/832/mode/2up. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Davis, R. Michael; Sommer, Robert; Menge, John A. (2012). Field Guide to Mushrooms of Western North America. Berkeley: University of California Press. pp. 403–404. ISBN 978-0-520-95360-4. OCLC 797915861. 
  3. Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 370. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2. 

Wikidata ☰ Q3913798 entry