Otidea bufonia

Otidea bufonia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Phylum:	Ascomycota
Class:	Pezizomycetes
Order:	Pezizales
Family:	Pyronemataceae
Genus:	Otidea
Species:	O. bufonia
Binomial name
Otidea bufonia Pers., 1822

Otidea bufonia is a species of apothecial fungus belonging to the family Pyronemataceae. This is a rare European species occurring singly or in small groups on soil in woodland. The fruiting body appears from late summer to early autumn as a dark brown, deep cup, split down one side, up to 6 cm high and the same across.

References

• Jordan, Michael (2004). The Encyclopedia of Fungi of Britain and Europe. Frances Lincoln Publishers. p. 39. ISBN 978-0-7112-2379-0. 
• Otidea bufonia at Species Fungorum