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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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genus has been estimated to contain over 100 species.

Species

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

Peziza arvernensis ''Peziza arvernensis'' 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, especially with beech. The ascocarp An ascocarp, or ascom ...

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Peziza badia ''Peziza 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 as irregular dark brown cups up to 8 cm in diameter, often in small groups, on soil ...

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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 cal ...

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Peziza domiciliana ''Peziza domiciliana'', commonly known as the domicile cup fungus, is a species of fungus in the genus ''Peziza'', family Pezizaceae. Described by English mycologist Mordecai Cubitt Cooke, the fungus grows on rotten wood, drywall/plasterboard, an ...

'' * '' 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 microscopy. The polyphyleti ...

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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'' * ''

Peziza infossa ''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 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 ascocarp ...

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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 Oregon streams. Description ''Peziza oliviae'' has small olive to golden-brown stalked cups 0.7–2.5 cm ...

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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 tight ...

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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 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 wood chips, its brown upper ...

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Peziza succosa ''Peziza succosa'' 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 "cu ...

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Peziza sylvestris ''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 varia ''Peziza varia'', commonly known as the 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 wood chips, its brown upper ...

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Peziza vesiculosa ''Peziza vesiculosa'' is a species of apothecial fungus belonging to the family Pezizaceae. This is a common species of Europe, with scattered records in other parts of the world. The pale, cup-shaped ascocarps can grow quite large (up to in dia ...

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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 ...

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Photos of a few ''Peziza'' species

Pezizales genera Pezizaceae {{Pezizomycetes-stub