Bay Cup

Peziza badia

Sandy coniferous and mixed forests, compartment lines, clearings, forest edges. Spring, summer, autumn.

Fruiting bodies small, 2-8 cm across, when young round, later bowl-shaped, eventually shaped like an irregularly wavy saucer, the margins sharp, often split, pale brown, chestnut, dark brown in colour; the underside whitish-grey, brown, with a greenish tinge, granular, as if floured. Stem very short, rudimentary or entirely absent. Flesh brownish, brittle, with a pleasant smell. Characteristic features: most often grows on sandy soil. Grows singly, a few together, and sometimes even several dozen fruiting bodies together. Edible. Common.