Dog-ear (mushroom)
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Dog ear ( Otidea onotica ) |
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The dog's ear ( Otidea onotica ) is a tubular mushroom ( Pezizomycotina ). It gets its name from its donkey-ear shape, which is not always clearly pronounced. It belongs to the genus of the earlings ( Otidea ), in which the individual species are often difficult to distinguish.
features
The inside of the fruit body is yellow-ocher or orange in color, sometimes with a pink tint. It is shaped like an ear; Bowl-shaped with an incision that runs down to the base of the stem. The dog-ear becomes 3 to 10 cm high. The base of the stem - if present - is white, short and ribbed. The color on the outside is the same as on the inside, except that it never has a pink tint here. The surface is matt and bare, slightly felty on the outside. The meat is very brittle, it tastes slightly sweet. The spores measure 12-14 x 6-7 micrometers and are white to yellowish in color.
Way of life
The donkey's ear is found in deciduous and coniferous forests. It is rare and grows mostly in groups from June to November, but also individually.
distribution
The dog-ear is found in Europe and America. It is widespread in North America.
meaning
According to the literature, the dog- ear is edible .
literature
- RM Dähncke: 200 mushrooms. 5th edition, Verlag Aargauer Tagblatt, Aarau 1992, ISBN 3-85502-145-7
- Hans E. Laux: The great cosmos mushroom guide. All edible mushrooms with their poisonous doppelgangers. Franckh-Kosmos, Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 3-440-08457-4 .
