Ascocarp 4.3 cm across. Growing on burnt ground. Paraphyses straight, septate, 2.5 µm wide, tip swelling up to 5 µm. Asci 190 - 225 x 10.3 - 13.8 µm, with 8 spores. Spores (8.2) 8.7 - 9.6 (9.9) x (7.7) 8.5 - 9.2 (9.7) µm, Q = 1 (1.1), N = 30, Me = 9.1 x 8.9 µm, Qe = 1.
I understand this is a synonymous species with N. pouchetii from a paper using LSU sequences, I will try to run ITS and LSU on these in support of that concept.
Here is another observation of mine with a ITS barcode and some discussion of the subject:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/73917262
Ascocarps up to 2 mm wide. Paraphyses straight, curved or hooked, 2.5 µm wide. Asci 135 - 163 x 9 - 10 µm with 8 spores. Spores globose, 8.8 - 9.5 µm in diameter. Growing on charred wood.
No obvious laterally attached stipe, but has triangular spores.
Found growing a few yards from a creek in dirt.