Otidea bufonia is a species of apothecial fungus belonging to the family Pyronemataceae. The fruit body appears from late summer to early autumn as a dark brown, deep cup, split down one side, up to 6 cm (2+1⁄4 in) high and the same across.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Toad's ear being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Legaliana badia
- Phylloscypha phyllogena
- Midotis lingua
- Plicaria endocarpoides
- Wynnea americana
- Otidea alutacea
Classification
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Ascomycota
- Class
- Pezizomycetes
- Order
- Pezizales
- Family
- Otideaceae
- Genus
- Otidea
- Species
- Otidea bufonia
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