{"id":91237,"date":"2024-07-04T13:57:21","date_gmt":"2024-07-04T12:57:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/?p=91237"},"modified":"2025-11-21T10:10:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T10:10:07","slug":"orange-peel-fungus-identification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/2024\/07\/04\/orange-peel-fungus-identification\/","title":{"rendered":"Orange Peel fungus (Aleuria aurantia) Identification"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><b>Orange Peel fungus \/ Summer \/ Autumn \/ Edible<\/b><\/h1>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-91237 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/2024\/07\/04\/orange-peel-fungus-identification\/orange-peel-fungus-growing-in-november\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/orange-peel-fungus-growing-in-november-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-91238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/orange-peel-fungus-growing-in-november-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/orange-peel-fungus-growing-in-november-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/orange-peel-fungus-growing-in-november-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/orange-peel-fungus-growing-in-november-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/orange-peel-fungus-growing-in-november-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/orange-peel-fungus-growing-in-november-900x1200.jpg 900w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/orange-peel-fungus-growing-in-november-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-91238'>\n\t\t\t\torange peel fungus, growing in november-forager fez\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/2024\/07\/04\/orange-peel-fungus-identification\/orange-peel-fungus-in-a-hand\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/orange-peel-fungus-in-a-hand-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/orange-peel-fungus-in-a-hand-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/orange-peel-fungus-in-a-hand-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/orange-peel-fungus-in-a-hand-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/orange-peel-fungus-in-a-hand-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/orange-peel-fungus-in-a-hand-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/orange-peel-fungus-in-a-hand-900x1200.jpg 900w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/orange-peel-fungus-in-a-hand-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/2024\/07\/04\/orange-peel-fungus-identification\/orange-peel-fungus-in-situ-min\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/orange-peel-fungus-in-situ-min-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/orange-peel-fungus-in-situ-min-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/orange-peel-fungus-in-situ-min-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/orange-peel-fungus-in-situ-min.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/2024\/07\/04\/orange-peel-fungus-identification\/orange-peel-fungus-close-up-min\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"221\" src=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/orange-peel-fungus-close-up-min-300x221.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/orange-peel-fungus-close-up-min-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/orange-peel-fungus-close-up-min-150x110.jpg 150w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/orange-peel-fungus-close-up-min.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/2024\/07\/04\/orange-peel-fungus-identification\/orange-peel-fungus-in-situ1-min\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/orange-peel-fungus-in-situ1-min-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/orange-peel-fungus-in-situ1-min-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/orange-peel-fungus-in-situ1-min-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/orange-peel-fungus-in-situ1-min.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/2024\/07\/04\/orange-peel-fungus-identification\/orange-peel-fungus-min\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/orange-peel-fungus-min-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/orange-peel-fungus-min-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/orange-peel-fungus-min-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/orange-peel-fungus-min.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Orange Peel Fungus is a visually striking fungus, reminiscent of discarded orange peel bits, it&#8217;s a common sight in North America, Europe, Asia, and South America during the summer and autumn months. From its distinct cup-like appearance to its vibrant orange colour, the Orange Peel Fungus is a captivating addition to the forest floor landscape.<\/p>\n<p>The fungus, lacking a pronounced stem, is typically found on clay-based soil, forest edges, and sawdust substrate. Its ascocarps, ranging from 2 to 10 cm in diameter, are often flattened or clustered, adding to its unique allure.\u00a0 Whether it&#8217;s the beauty of its fruiting bodies or its role as a saprotrophic decomposer, the Orange Peel Fungus is a testament to the marvels of nature.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve actually fully confused this mushroom with a simple orange peel before, squealing with joy and jumping over a fence to find a simple discarded orange peel.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><b>Scientific Name<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aleuria aurantia\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><b>Common Names<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>Orange Peel fungus<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><b>Family<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pyronemataceae<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><b>Habitat<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are saprobic, and are generally found on disturbed ground, sometimes fighting through asphalt and gravel. The tracks used by forestry staff and vehicles are where I find them the most.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><b>Description<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is one of the very few common cup fungi that are edible, although they are not particularly tasty.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Traditionally classed as saprobic but are now possibly thought to be mycorrhizal<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><b>Identifying Features<\/b><b>:\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><b>Cap:<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The cap is 2\u201310 cm wide, cup-shaped but often misshapen. And as the common name suggests they look like orange peel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They can vary in colour from pale orange through to a red inside the cup, the surface on the outside is paler and covered in a very fine whitish down.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-91237 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/2024\/07\/04\/orange-peel-fungus-identification\/orange-peel-fungus-close-up-min\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/orange-peel-fungus-close-up-min-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/orange-peel-fungus-close-up-min-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/orange-peel-fungus-close-up-min-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/orange-peel-fungus-close-up-min-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/orange-peel-fungus-close-up-min-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/2024\/07\/04\/orange-peel-fungus-identification\/orange-peel-fungus-in-situ-min\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/orange-peel-fungus-in-situ-min-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/orange-peel-fungus-in-situ-min-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/orange-peel-fungus-in-situ-min-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/orange-peel-fungus-in-situ-min-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/orange-peel-fungus-in-situ-min-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/2024\/07\/04\/orange-peel-fungus-identification\/orange-peel-fungus-in-a-hand\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/orange-peel-fungus-in-a-hand-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/orange-peel-fungus-in-a-hand-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/orange-peel-fungus-in-a-hand-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/orange-peel-fungus-in-a-hand-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/orange-peel-fungus-in-a-hand-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<hr \/>\n<h2><b>Smell:<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No distinctive smell.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><b>Spores:<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">White.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><b>Known hazards<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No known hazards.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><b>Potential lookalikes<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are quite distinctive but could possibly be confused with the <a href=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/2020\/04\/30\/identify-scarlet-elf-cups\/\">Scarlet Elf Cup (Sarcoscypha austriaca)<\/a>, but the Elf cup is bright red and grows on dead twigs and branches, in mossy woods.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some members of the Peziza family can also look similar but they are brown to tan and never as bright orange as the Orange Peel Fungus. Pezizas are inedible not toxic.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><b>Uses:<\/b><\/h2>\n<h2><b>In food<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although not toxic they are tough so not one for the pot really. They do make a nice garnish though.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><b>References:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC9308356\/#:~:text=In%20our%20previous%20study%2C%20Aleuria,%E2%80%939%20antibody%20%5B12%5D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><b>https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC9308356\/#:~:text=In%20our%20previous%20study%2C%20Aleuria,%E2%80%939%20antibody%20%5B12%5D<\/b><\/a><b>.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aleuria_aurantia\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><b>https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aleuria_aurantia<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.first-nature.com\/fungi\/aleuria-aurantia.php\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><b>https:\/\/www.first-nature.com\/fungi\/aleuria-aurantia.php<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Orange Peel fungus \/ Summer \/ Autumn \/ Edible Orange Peel Fungus is a visually striking fungus, reminiscent of discarded orange peel bits, it&#8217;s a common sight in North America, Europe, Asia, and South America during the summer and autumn months. From its distinct cup-like appearance to its vibrant orange&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":91242,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1778,1780,114,88,1777],"tags":[1927,239,152,1926,1928,238],"class_list":["post-91237","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-autumn","category-edible","category-mushroom-identification","category-mushrooms","category-summer","tag-aleuria-aurantia","tag-autumn","tag-edible","tag-orange-peel-fungus","tag-pyronemataceae","tag-summer"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91237","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=91237"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91237\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":137944,"href":"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91237\/revisions\/137944"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/91242"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=91237"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=91237"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=91237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}