Orange peel fungusAleuria aurantia

Shape: cup with a tendency to open up as it grows. It is bright orange to red in color and may discolor in older specimens. The outside of the cup is paler and covered in a thin, short, white veil. In young specimens, the margin is involute, becoming flatter and more lobed with age.

Stalk: absent

Flesh: thin and brittle

Spores: 13-15 X 7.5-9 µm without ornamentation

Taste: sweet

Odour: faint

WHERE TO FIND AT AROUCA GEOPARK

Fruiting Season May - June | October - November

Dimension Diameter: 2-10 cm

Habitat On bare or grassy ground. In disturbed areas, such as paths.

Aleuria aurantia

Aleuria aurantia

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