Discina ancilis

Discina ancilis
Fruit bodies of Discina perlata found in Eastern Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou Co., California
Fruit bodies found in eastern Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou Co., California
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Pezizomycetes
Order: Pezizales
Family: Discinaceae
Genus: Discina
Species:
D. ancilis
Binomial name
Discina ancilis
(Pers.) Sacc. (1889)
Synonyms
List
  • Peziza ancilis Pers. (1822)
  • Aleuria ancilis (Pers.) Gillet (1879)
  • Acetabula ancilis (Pers.) Lambotte (1880)
  • Helvella ancilis (Pers.) Quél. (1886)
  • Gyromitra ancilis (Pers.) Kreisel (1984)
  • Peziza perlata Fr. (1822)
  • Discina perlata (Fr.) Fr. (1849)
  • Peziza repanda var. perlata (Fr.) Quél. (1886)
  • Gyromitra perlata (Fr.) Harmaja (1969)
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

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.

  1. ^ "Pig's Ears (Gyromitra ancilis)". Ninaturalist.nz. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
  2. ^ "Discina ancilis (Pers.) Sacc. 1889". EOL. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
  3. ^ "Discina perlata". EOL. Retrieved 2021-05-21.