Local Name
Dzabra sok’o (1), Dzabrasok’o (megr.) (2).

Description
Fruiting Body: The fruitingbody is 3–6 cm wide, 5–11 cm high, without a clearly defined cap and stem, tubular at first, becoming deeply vase-shaped, the upper edge rolled under when young and often partly rolled under in maturity, thin-fleshed. Flesh: The flesh is thin and fibrous, usually pliable, blackish, taste mild, odor not distinctive, or somewhat sweet and fragrant. Spores: The spores are 11–13.5 X 6.5–9 µm, broadly elliptic or ovoid, smooth, colourless.
Habitat: In broad-leaved woodlands, on calcareous soils, in dump places, amongst leaf litter. Season: Summer, autumn.
Distribution: All regions of Georgia (3).

Uses
Edibility: Edible when young and fresh (1).

References
1. Nakhutsrishvili, I.G. (2007) Fungi of Georgia. Tbilisi: Buneba Printi.
2. Kobalia, A. (2010) Megrelian Dictionary. Tbilisi: Artanuji Publishing.
3. Nakhutsrishvili, I.G., et al. (1986) Flora of Spore-producing Plants of Georgia (Summary). Tbilisi: Metsniereba (Russian).