Hello Elsa,

I also think your fungus looks like Ombrophila (Neobulgaria) pura.

I do not think it is overmature. In the opposite, it seems to be unripe and young, and the small size should be because of this. O. pura-apothecia begin quite small before they ripen and grow large.

The ascus you show with the spores within look very unripe and premature.

Maybe I am wrong - but then somebody else will contradict.

Best regards from Lothar

Hi Elsa,

yes, you are right. The spores are too large and the form does not fit, too. I did not compare accurately before because: ...

Anyway, your collection is unripe to a high extent. You see this (for instance) in the asci not being translucent. You should have ripe asci with ripe, free spores to measure and to have a good base for determination.

Regards from Lothar

P.S. I just now see that you found it on a herbaceous stem. This also excludes pura but leaves a quite number of other (partly named, partly not) Ombrophila species.

Hi Elsa,

impossible? - I don`t know.

I think it is an Ombrophila species because of the gelatinized excipulum and the spores with obvious guttules, together with the habitus and the lilaceous colour.

Ombrophila is not quite an easy genus - I have a number of good collections without proper name.

Best regards, Lothar