Blistered Cup Fungus
Blistered Cup Fungus - Peziza vesiculosa
Fleshy, cup shaped fungus, inner surface smooth, white then yellow-brown, outer surface white, then yellow-brown, scurfy, and growing to10 cm across.
other cup fungi and Peziza species
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Dung heaps, well manured ground and rotting straw
All year round
Widespread in Britain and quite common in specific farm or garden habitat.
Occasional in Leicestershire and Rutland.
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