''Peziza arvernensis'' is a species of
apothecial
fungus belonging to the family
Pezizaceae
The Pezizaceae (commonly referred to as cup fungi) are a family of fungi in the Ascomycota which produce mushrooms that tend to grow in the shape of a "cup". Spores are formed on the inner surface of the fruit body (mushroom). The cup shape typ ...
. This fungus appears as brown cups, often in small groups, on soil in
broad-leaved woodland, especially with
beech
Beech (''Fagus'') is a genus of deciduous trees in the family Fagaceae, native to temperate Europe, Asia, and North America. Recent classifications recognize 10 to 13 species in two distinct subgenera, ''Engleriana'' and ''Fagus''. The ''Engle ...
. The
ascocarp
An ascocarp, or ascoma (), is the fruiting body ( sporocarp) of an ascomycete phylum fungus. It consists of very tightly interwoven hyphae and millions of embedded asci, each of which typically contains four to eight ascospores. Ascocarps are m ...
s can grow quite large, up to across. This species is widespread in Europe with a few records from North and South America.
The exterior of the fruit bodies is pale tan, while the interior is brown.
''
Peziza vesiculosa'' and ''
P. violacea'' are similar, young specimens of the latter having a violet hue.
References
Further reading
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External links
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''Peziza arvernensis''at
GBIF
Pezizaceae
Fungi described in 1879
Fungi of Europe
Fungi of South America
Taxa named by Jean Louis Émile Boudier
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