Otidea alutacea

Otidea alutacea, commonly known as the brown clustered ear cup,^[1] is a species of apothecial fungus belonging to the family Pyronemataceae.

Otidea alutacea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Pezizomycetes
Order:	Pezizales
Family:	Pyronemataceae
Genus:	Otidea
Species:	O. alutacea
Binomial name
Otidea alutacea Pers., 1801

The cup is 3–6 cm tall and 2–4 cm wide, normally split on one side to the base, with a wavy margin, brown outside and light brown inside.^[2] The spores are colorless.^[2]

Similar species include Otidea onotica and Guepinia helvelloides.^[2]

It grows on soil in woodland in western North America^[1] and in Europe. It is inedible.^[3]

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Otidea alutacea Mycological characteristics
	Smooth hymenium
	No distinct cap
	Hymenium attachment is irregular or not applicable
	Lacks a stipe
	Ecology is mycorrhizal
	Edibility is unknown

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