Phylum: Ascomycota	Class: Pezizomycetes
Order: Pezizales	Family: Otideaceae
Species: Otidea alutacea (Pers.) Massee

Synonyms:

Clust Lwydfelen Peziza alutacea Peziza cochleata (b.) alutacea Peziza cochleata ß alutacea Scodellina alutacea

Common Name:

Tan Ear

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Fagus sylvatica (22) Quercus (7) Corylus avellana (3) Quercus petraea (2) Quercus ilex (1) Fraxinus excelsior (1) Carex (1) Alnus (1) Pinus nigra (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland and scrub (16) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (8) Woodland (4) Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (4) Parkland and scattered trees (3) Bog: raised (2) Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (2) Woodland: broadleaved (2) Woodland: mixed (2) Woodland: mixed, plantation (2) Woodland: plantation (2) Bare ground (1) Bracken: scattered (1) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (1) Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil (37) Soil Grassy (4) Soil Leaves (4) Leaf Litter (3) Soil Mossy (3) Wood Chips (2) Fruitbody (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: January (2) March (1) July (5) August (19) September (26) October (16) November (1)