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Species of fungus

Otidea onotica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Ascomycota
Class: Pezizomycetes
Order: Pezizales
Family: Pyronemataceae
Genus: Otidea
Species: O. onotica
Binomial name
Otidea onotica
(Pers.) Fuckel, 1870
Synonyms

Peziza onotica Pers. 1801

Otidea onotica, commonly known as hare's ear or donkey ear, is a species of apothecial fungus belonging to the family Pyronemataceae.

The fruiting body appears from spring to early autumn as a deep cup split down one side and elongated at the other, up to 10 centimetres (4 inches) tall. It is yellow to orangish or slightly pinkish. White hairs cover the outside, while the inside is smooth or rippled.

Similar species include Guepinia helvelloides, others of the genus Otidea, as well as some of Pezizaceae family.

Otidea onotica occurs in Europe and North America, singly or in small groups on the soil of deciduous woodland, most often with beech trees.

References

  1. ^ Montarnal, Pierre (1967). Mushrooms, A Guide to Toadstools and Other European Fungi. Hamlyn. p. 156.
  2. ^ Audubon (2023). Mushrooms of North America. Knopf. p. 40. ISBN 978-0-593-31998-7.

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Species of fungus
Otidea onoticaView the Mycomorphbox template that generates the following listMycological characteristics
Smooth hymenium
No distinct cap
Hymenium attachment is irregular or not applicable
Lacks a stipe
Ecology is mycorrhizal
Edibility is inedible or poisonous
Taxon identifiers
Otidea onotica
Peziza onotica


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