Pepper Pot
Description
Fruit-body closed dome- to top-shaped, with 6-12 rays, Ø 4-12 cm. Outer surface smooth, yellowish to brown. Inner surface whitish or yellowish to brownish or brown-black. Sphere Ø 25-50 mm, with 3-15 stems, with 3 to 25 preformed, circular openings, granular, light grey to brownish, often with silvery sheen.
Occurrence
On dry, calcareous sandy soil with thin layer of litter, especially in sunny locations in dune scrub.
Saprophyte.