Bulgaria inquinans

Bulgaria inquinans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Leotiomycetes
Order: Phacidiales
Family: Phacidiaceae
Genus: Bulgaria
Species:
B. inquinans
Binomial name
Bulgaria inquinans
(Pers.) Fr. (1822)
Synonyms
  • Peziza inquinans Pers. (1794)
Bulgaria inquinans
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Cap is depressed
Hymenium attachment is not applicable
Lacks a stipe
Spore print is blackish-brown
Ecology is saprotrophic
Edibility is inedible

Bulgaria inquinans is a fungus in the family Phacidiaceae. It is commonly known by the names poor man's licorice,[1] black bulgar and black jelly drops.[2][3]

It grows on dead trees including oak, hornbeam, and ash, in Europe and North America.

  1. ^ Arora, David (1979). Mushrooms demystified: a comprehensive guide to the fleshy fungi of the central California coast. Berkeley, Calif: Ten Speed Press. ISBN 978-0-89815-010-0.
  2. ^ Sterry, Paul; Hughes, Barry (2009). D & N Publishing (ed.). Collins Complete Guide to British Mushrooms & Toadstools. London: HarperCollins. p. 306. ISBN 978-0-00-723224-6.
  3. ^ "Bulgaria inquinans, Black Bulgar fungus". www.first-nature.com. Archived from the original on 2019-07-31. Retrieved 2019-10-09.