| SCIENTIFIC NAME: | ENCOELIA FURFURACEA |
| VERNACULAR NAME: | SPRING HAZELCUP |
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| Fig 1 |
| FRUIT BODY | 0.5-3cm wide. Staring off has a closed growth with a rough uneven outer surface eventually opening into a hazel brown saucer with a petal-like lobing around the edges. The surface becomes more pallid when dry. |
| GILLS/PORES | N/A |
| FLESH | Tough, no distinct smell or taste. |
| SPORES | Creamy-white, smooth, cylindrical. |
| HABITAT | In clusters on the branches of Hazel and less so Alder. |
| SEASON | Uncommon. Spring to late autumn. |
| EDIBILITY | Inedible. r |