''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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''Otidea cochleata'' at Species Fungorum
Pyronemataceae
Fungi described in 1753
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
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