Otidea alutacea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Fungi
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Phylum: | Ascomycota
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Class: | Pezizomycetes
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Order: | Pezizales
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Family: | Pyronemataceae
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Genus: | Otidea
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Species: | O. alutacea
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Binomial name | |
Otidea alutacea Pers., 1801
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Otidea alutacea, commonly known as the brown clustered ear cup,[1] is a species of apothecial fungus belonging to the family Pyronemataceae. This European species appears as buff coloured deep cups, often split down one side, up to 6 cm tall, on soil in woodland. It is inedible.[2]
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.[3] The spores are colorless.[3]
Similar species include Otidea onotica and Guepinia helvelloides.[3]