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Sarcosphaera Coronaria
''Sarcosphaera'' is a fungal genus within the Pezizaceae family. It is a monotypic genus, containing the single species ''Sarcosphaera coronaria'', commonly known as the pink crown, the violet crown-cup, or the violet star cup. It is a whitish or grayish cup fungus, distinguished by the manner in which the cup splits into lobes from the top downward. It is commonly found in the mountains in coniferous woods under humus on the forest floor, and often appears after the snow melts in late spring and early summer. The fungus is widespread, and has been collected in Europe, Israel and the Asian part of Turkey, North Africa, and North America. In Europe, it is considered a threatened species in 14 countries. Although several taxa have been described as ''Sarcosphaera'' species since the introduction of the genus in 1869, most lack modern descriptions, have been transferred to the related genus ''Peziza'', or are considered synonymous with ''S. coronaria''. The fruit body, typicall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernhard Auerswald
Bernhard Auerswald (1818–1870) was a German mycologist and professor from Leipzig. He participated as chief correspondent of botany, sending specimens that his colleague Heinrich Moritz Willkomm Heinrich Moritz Willkomm (29 June 1821, Herwigsdorf – 26 August 1895, Schloss Wartenberg in Wartenberg am Rollberg, Bohemia) was a German academic and botanist. He studied medicine at the University of Leipzig, later being named a profe ... collected and sent to him from his expeditions. Published works * ''Botanische Unterhaltungen zum Verständniss der heimathlichen Flora''. Leipzig: H. Mendelssohn, 1858 * ''Anleitung zum rationellen Botanisiren''. Leipzig: Veit & Comp., 1860 * ''Unsere Heimats-Kräuter als Hausmittel : eine ausführliche Beschreibung aller heilwirkenden Pflanzen und Kräuter deren Fundort, praktische Verwendung und Verwertung in den verschiedensten Krankheitsfällen des menschlichen Lebens. Nach den neuesten und besten Quellen bearbeitet''. Dresden 1860 * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |