27 November 2010 Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Fruiting Body Cup shaped, then saucer shaped, often splitting at the margin, inner surface whitish to greyish, smooth, outer surface scurfy, with microscopic hairs, pale brown, to about 2 cm across Flesh Brittle, whitish Smell Indistinct Taste Indistinct Season Spring to autumn Distribution Rare Habitat On sandy soil, and old fire sites Spore Print White Microscopic Features Spores ellipsoidal, smooth, with one or two large drops, and many smaller ones (20-22) x (10-12) µm2. Asci 8 spored, tips not blued with Melzers solution. Paraphyses equal, tips slightly expanded. Hairs septate. Edibility Inedible Notes The range of spores sizes given in the literature is extremely variable. I have given a range consistent with the specimens shown. |