Fruiting body lemon-yellow to yellow or rosy orange. The ear-shaped, spoon-shaped or cuplike cup is split down one side and has a stemlike, off-white base and wavy margin. The thin, pale flesh may develop rusty spots with age. Spore print white.
Microscopic Features: The spores are ellipsoidal and smooth, measuring 12-14 x 6-7µm. Each spore generally contains two oil drops.
Otidea onotica on the First Nature Web site.
Otidea onotica on the MushroomExpert.Com Web site.
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