Brown Ear - Otidea cochleata
A large ear fungus, yellowish brown and split down the side.
There are several similar Otidea; O alutacea and O bufonia have been occasionally recorded in VC55.
microscopy 
Photograph in habitat; note substrate. This can be difficult to separate from other species, and we recommend that records are verified by an expert, from a specimen, before submitting to NatureSpot; microscopic examination will be needed
on soil
Autumn.
Rare
David Nicholls
Gilroes Cemetery
10 October 2012
det. R Iliffe
David Nicholls
Gilroes Cemetery
10 October 2012
det. R Iliffe
David Nicholls
Gilroes Cemetery
10 October 2012
det. R Iliffe
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Species profile
- Common names
- Brown Ear
- Species group:
- fungus
- Kingdom:
- Fungi
- Order:
- Pezizales
- Family:
- Otideaceae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 1
- First record:
- 10/10/2012 (Nicholls, David)
- Last record:
- 10/10/2012 (Nicholls, David)
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