Barrel-shaped tarzetta (Tarzetta cupularis)
- Department: Ascomycota (Ascomycetes)
- Subdivision: Pezizomycotina (Pezizomycotins)
- Class: Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
- Subclass: Pezizomycetidae (Pezizomycetes)
- Order: Pezizales (Pezizales)
- Family: Pyronemataceae (Pyronemic)
- Genus: Tarzetta (Tarzetta)
- Type: Tarzetta cupularis (barrel-shaped tarzetta)
fruiting body: Tarzetta barrel-shaped has the shape of a bowl. The mushroom is quite small in size, up to 1,5 cm in diameter. It is about two cm high. Tarzetta in appearance resembles a small glass on a leg. The leg can be of various lengths. The shape of the fungus remains unchanged during the growth of the fungus. Only in a very mature mushroom can one observe slightly cracked edges. The surface of the cap is covered with a white coating, consisting of large flakes of various sizes. The inner surface of the cap has a grayish or light beige color. In a young mushroom, the bowl is partially or completely covered with a cobweb-like white veil, which soon disappears.
Pulp: Tarzetta’s flesh is very brittle and thin. At the base of the leg, the flesh is more elastic. Has no special smell and taste.
Spore Powder: white color.
Spread: Barrel-shaped tarzetta (Tarzetta cupularis) grows on damp and fertile soil and has the ability to form mycorrhiza with spruce. The fungus is found in small groups, sometimes you can find a mushroom growing separately. It bears fruit from early summer to mid-autumn. It grows mainly in spruce forests. It has a strong resemblance to many types of mushrooms.
Similarity: Barrel-shaped Tarzetta is similar to Cup-shaped Tarzetta. The only difference is the larger size of its apothecia. The remaining types of goblet mycetes are partially similar or not at all similar.
Edibility: Barrel-shaped tarzetta is too small to eat.