10/Sep/23, 3:08 PM
Raudoja, Harju County
Mixed forest spruce-pine part, in moss, on decaying material
59°22'45.5"N 25°29'02.8"E
🔆 Still sunny weather with overcast, shaded space
Original Instagram postOtidea leporina
Rabbit's Ear
- Scientific identification
- Otidea leporina (Batsch) Fuckel
- Family
- Pyronemataceae
- Class
- Pezizomycetes
- Genus
- Otidea
Names across languages
- English: Rabbit's Ear
- German: Hasen-Öhrling
- Estonian: Jänes-kõrvliudik
- Russian: Отидея заячья
The scientific profile
From the latest record: 2023-09-10.
Cap
2-5 cm in diameter. Split and ear-shaped, typically with one side curled or folded, color varying from yellow-brown to pinkish or orange-brown, inner surface smooth to slightly wrinkled.
Hymenium
Smooth, located on the inner side of the split cap, pale yellowish to tan.
Hymenium attachment
N/A.
Stipe
Generally absent or reduced to a small stub-like base.
Spore print
Spore Print: Yellowish to light brown.
Ecology
Saprobic; found on the ground monstly in coniferous forests, especially among leaf litter and rotting wood.
Odour
Not distinctive.
Edibility
Inedible. Contains toxins which may cause serious gastric upset.
Fruit body
Fruit body: Up to 4-8 cm tall.
Microscopy
Spores are elliptical, smooth, 15-18 x 7-9 µm.
Overview
Recognizable for its unique split, ear-like appearance. Prefers conifer forests and doesn't have rosy hue.
1870). Jb. Nassau. Ver. Naturk. 23-24: 329 (’1869-70′).
Field encounters
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