Otidea cochleata is a species of apothecial fungus belonging to the family Pyronemataceae. This is a rare European species occurring singly or in small groups on soil in woodland. The fruiting body appears from spring to late autumn as a brown, irregularly shaped cup, split down one side, up to 5 cm high and the same across.
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| Species: | O. cochleata
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| Otidea cochleata L.], 1753
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References
edit- Jordan, Michael (2004). The Encyclopedia of Fungi of Britain and Europe. Frances Lincoln Publishers. p. 40. 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 cochleata at Species Fungorum
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