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Discina ancilis
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Discina ancilis, commonly known as pig's ears[1][2][3] is a brown to tannish, wrinkled, cup- or ear-shaped fungus, sometimes with short, stout stalk. The spores of D. ancilis are quite similar to those of mushrooms in the genus Gyromitra, so that some mycologists classify it there.
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Quick Facts Discina ancilis, Scientific classification ...
Discina ancilis | |
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Fruit bodies found in eastern Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou Co., California | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Pezizomycetes |
Order: | Pezizales |
Family: | Discinaceae |
Genus: | Discina |
Species: | D. ancilis |
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Discina ancilis (Pers.) Sacc. (1889) | |
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Quick Facts Discina ancilisMycological characteristics ...
Discina ancilis | |
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![]() | Smooth hymenium |
![]() | Cap is umbilicate |
![]() | Hymenium is decurrent |
![]() | Stipe is bare |
![]() | Spore print is brown |
![]() | Ecology is saprotrophic |
![]() ![]() | Edibility is not recommended or edible |
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