10 April 2010 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Fruiting Body Cup shaped, expanding with age, sometimes becoming flattened, inner surface pale brown to dark brown, outer surface white to greyish, stem prominent, ribbed, whitish, to about 6 cm across Flesh Brittle, whitish Smell Indistinct Taste Indistinct Season Spring Distribution Infrequent Habitat On sandy soil in woods and on heaths Microscopic Features Spores ellipsoidal, one large drop (18-22) x (12-14) µm2. Asci cylindrical, base not branched. Edibility Inedible Notes The specimens shown were found by David Edington. The pale specimens, whilst not typical of the species, were found growing alongside darker forms. 
10 April 2010 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
10 April 2010 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
Pale specimens. 20 March 2010 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
Pale specimens. 7 March 2010 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
Pale specimens. 7 March 2010 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. |