Otidea alutacea

Otidea alutacea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Pezizomycetes
Order:	Pezizales
Family:	Pyronemataceae
Genus:	Otidea
Species:	O. alutacea
Binomial name
Otidea 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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Otidea alutacea Mycological characteristics
	Smooth hymenium
	No distinct cap
	Hymenium attachment is irregular or not applicable
	Lacks a stipe
	Ecology is mycorrhizal
	Edibility is unknown

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References

1. Arora, David (1986) [1979]. Mushrooms Demystified: A Comprehensive Guide to the Fleshy Fungi (2nd ed.). Berkeley, California: Ten Speed Press. p. 832. ISBN   978-0-89815-170-1.
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.

• Jordan, Michael (2004). The Encyclopedia of Fungi of Britain and Europe. Frances Lincoln Publishers. p. 39. ISBN   978-0-7112-2379-0.
• Buczacki, Stefan (1992). Collins Guide to Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain and Europe. HarperCollins. p. 218. ISBN   0-00-219978-5.
• Otidea alutacea at Species Fungorum