Saturday, 04 February 2012

Ciboria batschiana

Facts
Common Name: 
Ciboria batschiana
Scientific Name: 
Ciboria batschiana
Cap Diameter (mm): 
5-15mm
Information
Description: 

A small cup shaped or flat fungus found growing on old acorns in broadleaf woodland under Oak during Autumn..

Distribution: 

Occasional during Autumn.

Habitat: 

Broadleaf woodland under Oak.

Cap: 

Initially cup-shaped, then concave and finally flattened with age, ineer surface smooth and cinnamon brown, outer surface similarly coloured and with fine downy hairs. Attached to the substrate by a slender stalk.

Stem: 

Uo to 2mm long.

Additional Notes: 

Inedible