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MINNESOTA MUSHROOMS 



spores clear, elliptic, then fusiform, -warted when mature, with one or two large 

 oil-drops, 18-30 X 8-lOyu. The name refers to the large stem. 



On the ground in shady woods, June to September; probably edible. 



TEZIZA 



Key to the Species 



Cup bright orange 

 Cup yellowish to brown 



On wood 



On the ground 



( 1 ) Light brown, outside coarsely granular 



(2) Deep brown, outside fiinely granular or smooth 



P. aiirantia 



P. repanda 



P. vesiculosa 



P. badia 



Figure 120. Peziza repanda 



Peziza aurantia Orange Cup 



Cup 1-5 cm. wide, bright orange, the outside powdery, pinkish or whitish, cup- 

 shaped, then saucer-shaped and irregular, stemless or nearly so ; spores clear, 

 elliptic, strongly netted, 15-18 X 8-9)U.. The name refers to the color. 



Common in the woods and along roadsides in the fall ; edible. 



Peziza repanda Disk Cup 



Cup 5-10 cm. wide, disk pale brown, darker when old. paler and powdery out- 

 side, cup-shaped, then saucer-shaped and finally plane, margin more or less split and 

 wavy, with a short grooved stem-like base; spores clear, elliptic. 14-18 X 8-9/x. 

 The name refers to the flattened cup. 



On wood, common ; not tested. 



