Cyathus striatus

Hat: with the outer face bristling with brown hairs and the inner face strongly striated, whitish and then brownish; this nest is first closed by a white membrane which tears and reveals white and then grey eggs.

Foot: absent.

Flesh: white and then brownish grey.

Spores : 16-20 x 8-10 μm, ovoid.

Taste : sweet.

Odour : faint.

WHERE TO FIND IT AT AROUCA GEOPARK

Fruiting Season October - December

Dimension Height: 0.5-1.5 cm | Width: 1 cm

Habitat On soil rich in organic debris or on pieces of more or less decomposed wood

Cyathus striatus  ©Avelino Vieira

Cyathus striatus ©Avelino Vieira

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