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Palamino Cup

Peziza repanda

Photo by JenVanHouten
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Field Notes

Description:

Tan colored on one side, and a powdery whitish coating on the other. Cup-shaped, and attached directly from the middle (no stalk). Other Peziza varieties in the same area.

Habitat:

Growing in hard clay soil, where I have been sheet mulching with old newspaper.

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Peziza repanda

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
JenVanHouten
Thank you! Gotta love having a messy yard sometimes, if only because it creates awesome breeding grounds for critters and mushrooms!
Mark Ridgway
That looks good. I haven't heard of this one but it around here apparently. Well done.
JenVanHouten
Thanks Argy - actually, looking at some other photos, I'm thinking this one is a Peziza repanda! But thanks for the suggestion! It's crazy how hard it is to distinguish some of these fungi.
Mark Ridgway
These might be Auricularia auricula-judae? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auricularia_auricula-judae (same for your similar spottings)

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PublishedFebruary 25, 2013

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