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MINNESOTA MUSHROOMS 



s ji o r e s clear, elliptic, then fusiform, \varted when mature, with one or two large 

 oihdrops. lS-30 >; S-IO/^. The name refers to the large stem. 



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



I'EZIZA 



Key to the Species 



1. Cup bright orange P. aurantia 



2. Cup vello\vish to brown 



a. (Jn wood P. rcpaiida 



b. On the ground ' 

 ( 1 ) Light brown, outside coarsely granular P. vesiculosa 



{ 2 ) Deep brown, outside finelv granular or smooth P. hadia 



Figure 120. Peziz.-v repaxda 



Peziza aurantia Orange Cup 



Cup 1-5 cm. wide, liright orange, the outside powderv. jiinkish or whitish, cuji- 

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

 elliptic, strongly netted. 15-18 • S-9/.t. 'Idle name refers to the color. 



Common in the woods and alonj^ roadsides in the fall ; edil)le. 



Peziza repanda Disk Cup 



Cup 5-10 cm. wide, disk pale brown, darker wdien old. paler and po\\"dery out- 

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

 wa^'y, with a short groo\'ed stem-like base; s ji o r e s clear, elliptic. 14-lcS >;_ 8-9/(. 

 The name refers to the flattened cup. 



C»n wood, common; nut tested. 



