''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
Microscopy is the technical field of using microscopes to view objects and areas of objects that cannot be seen with the naked eye (objects that are not within the resolution range of the normal eye). There are three well-known branches of micr ...
. The
polyphyletic genus has been estimated to contain over 100 species.
Species
Species include:
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Peziza ampliata
''Peziza ampliata'' is a species of apothecial fungus belonging to the family Pezizaceae. It appears as brown cups with a wrinkled interior, up to 3 cm across. It occurs, usually in small groups, on rotting wood, especially oak. It is largel ...
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Peziza arvernensis''
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Peziza badia''
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Peziza cerea''
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Peziza domiciliana''
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Peziza echinospora
''Peziza echinospora'' 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 ...
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Peziza erini''
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Peziza fimeti''
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Peziza granulosa''
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Peziza halophila''
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Peziza infossa''
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Peziza micropus'' group
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Peziza moseri''
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Peziza oliviae''
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Peziza ostracoderma''
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Peziza petersii''
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Peziza phyllogena''
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Peziza praetervisa''
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Peziza repanda''
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Peziza succosa''
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Peziza sylvestris''
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Peziza varia''
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Peziza vesiculosa''
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Peziza violacea''
References
External links
Photos of a few ''Peziza'' species
Pezizales genera
Pezizaceae
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