Bulgaria inquinans is a fungus in the family Phacidiaceae. It is commonly known by the names poor man's licorice, black bulgar and black jelly drops. It grows on dead trees including oak, hornbeam, and ash, in Europe and North America.
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Distribution
Widespread and common
Habitat
On dead wood of deciduous trees, especially Quercus and less commonly on Fagus
Fruiting Body
Inoperculate cup fungus, usually in large clusters. Rubbery, globose with a tightly inrolled margin when young and scurfy-squamulose exterior. Later expanding and then flattened with a smooth black disc.
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| Surface | Smooth, Squamose |
| Width | 1 - 4 cm |
Spores
Kidney-shaped spores. Upper 4 in asci dark brown, lower 4 are colourless. Asci 200 x 9 μm
| Colour | |
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| Size | 10-16 x 6-7.5 μm |
Classification
- ↳ Phylum: Ascomycota
- ↳ Subphylum: Pezizomycotina
- ↳ Class: Leotiomycetes
- ↳ Subclass: Leotiomycetidae
- ↳ Order: Phacidiales
- ↳ Family: Phacidiaceae
- ↳ Genus: Bulgaria
Synonyms
- Bulgaria polymorpha (Oeder) Wettst.
- Coryne turbinata Anon. {?}
- Coryne turbinata Corda
- Coryne turbinata anon.
- Lichen fungosus With.
- Peziza inquinans Pers.
- Peziza polymorpha With.
- Peziza turbinata Relhan
- Phaeobulgaria inquinans (Pers.) Nannf.
- Tremella turbinata
- Tremella turbinata Huds.
Reference Sources
T. Læssøe, J. H. Peterson (2019) Fungi of Temperate Europe Vol. 2. Princeton University Press.
R. Phillips (2006) Mushrooms. Macmillan.
Genus Bulgaria
No other species found in this genus.
