Peziza
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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 polyphyletic genus has been estimated to contain over 100 species.
Peziza may come from the term for foot in Romance languages
, perhaps in reference to their general lack of a stalk.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of saprophytic cup fungi that grow on the ground, rotting wood
Wood
Wood is a hard, fibrous tissue found in many trees. It has been used for hundreds of thousands of years for both fuel and as a construction material. It is an organic material, a natural composite of cellulose fibers embedded in a matrix of lignin which resists compression...
, or dung. Most members of this genus are of unknown edibility and are difficult to identify as separate species without use of microscopy
Microscope
A microscope is an instrument used to see objects that are too small for the naked eye. The science of investigating small objects using such an instrument is called microscopy...
. The polyphyletic genus has been estimated to contain over 100 species.
Peziza may come from the term for foot in Romance languages
Romance languages
The Romance languages are a branch of the Indo-European language family, more precisely of the Italic languages subfamily, comprising all the languages that descend from Vulgar Latin, the language of ancient Rome...
, perhaps in reference to their general lack of a stalk.
Species
- Peziza badia
- Peziza cereaPeziza cereaPeziza 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 called asci, from which the ascospores are forcibly...
- Peziza domiciliana
- Peziza micropus group
- Peziza ostracoderma
- Peziza petersii
- Peziza praetervisaPeziza praetervisaPeziza 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 fruiting bodies, this widespread fungus typically grows scattered or in clusters on burnt...
- Peziza repandaPeziza repandaPeziza repanda, commonly known as the Palamino cup or recurved cup, is a species of fungus in the genus Peziza, family Pezizaceae.-Description:...
- Peziza succosa
- Peziza sylvestris
- Peziza vesiculosa
- Peziza violaceaPeziza violaceaPeziza violacea, commonly known as the violet fairy cup or the violet cup fungus, is a species of fungus in the genus Peziza, Pezizaceae family. As both it common names and specific epithet suggest, the cup-shaped fruiting bodies are violet colored on the interior surface. P...