Peziza proteana fo. sparassoides (Boud.) Korf |
common name(s) : Bonfire Cauliflower
synonyms: Gyromitra phillipsii
edibility : discard
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The fruiting body is sponge-shaped, or arranged in a dense tuft of cups, or brain-shaped, with a whitish internal surface, the external surface being pinkish, downy. The fertile surface is smooth. It grows on the ground, mostly on burnt ground, fire places. The fruiting period takes place from October to December.
Distinctive features : sorry, no English description yet Peziza proteana fo. sparassoides is still unreported so far in the forest of Rambouillet, and is rare, more generally speaking .
page updated on 14/01/18 |