Phylum: Ascomycota Class: Ascomycetes
Order: Pezizales Family: Pyronemataceae
Species: Otidea alutacea (Pers.) Massee
Synonyms: Hypocrea alutacea
Common Name: Tan Ear
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Otidea alutaceaPhotographer: © David Mitchel
Photographer: © David Mitchel

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Fagus sylvatica (3)
Quercus petraea (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (8)
Bare ground (2)
Woodland: plantation (2)
Neutral grassland: semi-improved (1)
Woodland (1)
Woodland: broadleaved (1)
Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (1)
Woodland: mixed (1)
Woodland: mixed, plantation (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Soil bare (9)
Soil Leaves (3)
Soil (2)
Soil Mossy (2)
Soil Grassy (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
July (4)
August (4)
September (12)
October (9)
November (1)