Otidea alutacea
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| Otidea alutacea | |
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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]
