Taxonomy

Paurocotylis sp 1 ined. Text Patrick Leonard 2019

Red List Status -


Description

Fruiting body: ovoid, irregularly shaped; 20 – 40mm diameter; glabrous; pale orange to yellow.

Stipe: absent; with a single point of attachment to the substrate.

Gleba: cellular; white.

Flesh: soft, spongy.

Spores: in asci.

Notes: This fungus is recognised by its pale orange truffle like fruiting bodies growing on disturbed ground. It may just be a pale colour form of Paurocotylis pila. Microscopic data needed.

Patrick Leonard 2019

Geographical distribution