''Peziza'' is a large

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that grow on the ground, rotting

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, or dung. Most members of this genus are of unknown edibility and are difficult to identify as separate species without use of

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. The

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genus has been estimated to contain over 100 species.

Species

Species include: * '' Peziza ampliata'' * '' Peziza arvernensis'' * ''

Peziza badia ''Legaliana badia'' is a species of apothecial fungus belonging to the family Pezizaceae. This is one of the more familiar of the cup fungi of Europe, appearing from August to November as irregular dark brown cups up to wide and tall, often in ...

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Peziza cerea ''Peziza cerea'', commonly known as the Cellar Cup is a species of ascomycete fungus in the genus ''Peziza'', family Pezizaceae. In common with other ascomycetes the upper surface of the fungus has a layer of cylindrical spore producing cells c ...

'' * '' Peziza domiciliana'' * '' Peziza echinospora'' * ''

Peziza erini ''Peziza'' is a large genus of saprophytic cup fungi that grow on the ground, rotting wood, or dung. Most members of this genus are of unknown edibility and are difficult to identify as separate species without use of microscope, microscopy. The ...

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Peziza fimeti ''Peziza fimeti'' is a species of ascomycete fungus belonging to the family Pezizaceae. Found in Europe and North America, the fungus grows on cow dung. It produces small, light brown, cup-shaped fruit bodies up to in diameter. The asci (spore- ...

'' * '' Peziza granulosa'' * ''

Peziza halophila ''Daleomyces halophilus'' (formerly ''Peziza halophila'') is an ascomycete fungus in the family Pezizaceae, described as new to science in 2017. It was originally described in genus ''Peziza'' by Crous and colleagues in 2017, but in 2020 was tra ...

'' * '' Peziza infossa'' * ''

Peziza micropus ''Peziza micropus'' is a species of apothecial fungus belonging to the family Pezizaceae. This European fungus is found on rotting wood, especially beech and elm and tends to thrive in the aftermath of outbreaks of Dutch elm disease. The ascocar ...

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Peziza moseri ''Peziza moseri'' is a species of cup fungus belonging to the family Pezizaceae. It was officially described as new to science in 1974 from collections made in Israel. Fruit bodies are purple and cup-shaped, measuring in diameter. It fruits sin ...

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Peziza oliviae ''Peziza oliviae'' is a species of fungus in the family Peziza. It is an olive-brown stalked cup fungus discovered growing underwater in streams in the U.S. State of Oregon. Description ''Peziza oliviae'' has small olive to golden-brown stalk ...

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Peziza ostracoderma ''Peziza'' is a large genus of saprophytic cup fungi that grow on the ground, rotting wood, or dung. Most members of this genus are of unknown edibility and are difficult to identify as separate species without use of microscopy. The polyphyleti ...

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Peziza petersii ''Peziza petersii'' is a species of apothecial fungus belonging to the family Pezizaceae. This is a European species with rather small and irregular brown saucer-shaped ascocarps up to 5 cm in diameter. It is most often encountered in tightl ...

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Peziza phyllogena ''Peziza phyllogena'', commonly known as the common brown cup or the pig-ear cup, is a species of fungus in the family Pezizaceae. A saprobic species, the fungus produces brownish, cup-shaped fruit bodies that grow singly or in clusters on either ...

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Peziza praetervisa ''Peziza praetervisa'', commonly known as the purple fairy cup or the fireplace cup, is a species of fungus in the genus ''Peziza'', family Pezizaceae. Recognized by its flattened, purple, cup-like fruitbodies, this widespread fungus typically g ...

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Peziza repanda ''Peziza varia'', commonly known as the spreading brown cup fungus, Palomino cup or recurved cup, is a species of fungus in the genus ''Peziza'', family Pezizaceae. Description ''Peziza varia'' can be identified by its growth on rotted wood or ...

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Peziza succosa ''Peziza succosa'' is a species of apothecial fungus belonging to the family Pezizaceae. It grows in woods in Europe, Iceland, Israel, China, Argentina, and the United States. In Europe this fungus appears in summer and autumn as grey or brown s ...

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Peziza sylvestris ''Peziza arvernensis'', commonly known as the boring brown cup fungus or fairy tub, is a species of apothecial fungus belonging to the family Pezizaceae. This fungus appears as brown cups, often in small groups, on soil in broad-leaved woodland, ...

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Peziza varia ''Peziza varia'', commonly known as the spreading brown cup fungus, Palomino cup or recurved cup, is a species of fungus in the genus ''Peziza'', family Pezizaceae. Description ''Peziza varia'' can be identified by its growth on rotted wood or ...

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Peziza vesiculosa ''Peziza vesiculosa'', commonly known as the common dung cup, is a species of apothecial fungus belonging to the family Pezizaceae. Description The pale, cup-shaped ascocarps grow to in width and often form clusters. The spore print is white. ...

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Peziza violacea ''Peziza violacea'', commonly known as the violet fairy cup or the violet cup fungus, is a species of fungus in the genus ''Peziza'' of the family Pezizaceae. As both it common names and specific epithet suggest, the cup-shaped fruiting bodies ar ...

References

External links

Photos of a few ''Peziza'' species

Pezizales genera Pezizaceae {{Pezizomycetes-stub