''Scutellinia umbrorum'' is a species of
apothecia
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 mo ...
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fungus
A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, separately from th ...
belonging to the family
Pyronemataceae
The Pyronemataceae are a family of fungi in the order Pezizales. It is the largest family of the Pezizales, encompassing 75 genera and approximately 500 species. Phylogenetic analyses does not support the prior classifications of this family, an ...
. This is a common European species, forming clusters of orange discs up to 1.5 cm in diameter on soil or rotting wood in summer and autumn. It is very similar to congeners such as ''
Scutellinia olivascens
''Scutellinia olivascens'' is a species of apothecial fungus belonging to the family Pyronemataceae. The species was described in 1876 by Mordecai Cooke as ''Peziza olivascens'', but Otto Kuntze revised the genus to ''Scutellinia
''Scutellini ...
'' and can only be reliably identified by microscopic features. ''S. umbrorum'' is inedible.
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''Scutellinia umbrorum''at
GBIF
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Pyronemataceae
Fungi described in 1822
Inedible fungi
Taxa named by Elias Magnus Fries
Fungus species
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