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** Edible
and good |
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Orange cup-like mushroom.
Ready for the pan without cooking. |
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Pileus |
The
fruiting body is 1–10
cm in diameter,
cupulate, forming irregular cups which flatten in age, margin
wavy. The context is thin, brittle. The inside of the cup (= hymenial surface)
is smooth and bright orange coloured, the external surface being lighter
yellow-orange with white fine hairs on it. Turns darker, more brown-orange when
old. |
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Hymenophore |
The
spore layer is inside the cup. |
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Stipe |
Sessile (stemless). |
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Odour and taste |
Both the smell and the taste are very mild. |
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Habitat |
The Orange Peel Fungus
is typical along the roads, trails and banks, on bare soil. Despite of its small
size and thin context, it is worth while gathering as it usually grows in
clusters and the taste is good. And what a beauty it is! |
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NB. |
There are some other red or red-orange
cup-like fungi which are inedible. |
