Orange peel fungus
Aleuria aurantia · 橙黄网孢盘菌
Occasional火丝菌科❓ Edibility Unknown
Edibility is unknown and should be treated as poisonous.
The same species can be described differently across regions and stages of maturity, and countless look-alike species cannot be told apart by eye. Never use the information on this page to judge whether a real mushroom is safe to eat.
How to Tell
- Bright orange, cup- or disc-shaped, like a discarded orange peel
- Stemless, sitting directly on the ground
- Grows on bare soil and roadsides, often in groups
ID notes are compiled by AI from public sources, not reviewed by a mycologist, for learning only — never a basis for foraging.
Basics
- Family
- 火丝菌科
- Hymenium
- Smooth
- Grows On
- Soil
- How Big
- 2–10 cm (cap diameter)
- Encounter Rate
- Occasional
- Habitat
- Bare soil on roadsides and forest tracks
Easily Confused With
Scarlet elf cupBright red, cup-shaped, with a slightly inrolled rimFun Fact
It looks exactly like an orange peel tossed carelessly on the ground, often appearing in clusters on compacted dirt paths.
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