Otidea bufonia

Otidea bufonia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Pezizomycetes
Order: Pezizales
Family: Pyronemataceae
Genus: Otidea
Species: O. bufonia
Binomial name
Otidea bufonia
Pers. (1822)

Otidea bufonia 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 fruit body appears from late summer to early autumn as a dark brown, deep cup, split down one side, up to 6 cm (2.4 in) high and the same across.

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