Pezizales
The Pezizales are an order of the subphylum Pezizomycotina within the phylum Ascomycota. The order contains 16 families, 199 genera, and 1683 species. It contains a number of species of economic importance, such as morels, the black and white truffles, and the desert truffles. The Pezizales can be saprobic, mycorrhizal, or parasitic on plants. Species grow on soil, wood, leaves and dung. Soil-inhabiting species often fruit in habitats with a high pH and low content of organic matter, including disturbed ground. Most species occur in temperate regions or at high elevation. Several members of the Sarcoscyphaceae and Sarcosomataceae are common in tropical regions.
32 branches of this order, most-observed first
Pezizas, Desert Truffles, and Allies
familyPezizaceae
Elf Cups and Allies
familySarcoscyphaceae
morels and allies
familyMorchellaceae
Pyronemataceae
familyPyronemataceae
Helvellaceae
familyHelvellaceae
Pig's Ears, Lorchels, and Allies
familyDiscinaceae
Sarcosomataceae
familySarcosomataceae
Otideaceae
familyOtideaceae
Tarzettaceae
familyTarzettaceae
Caloscyphaceae
familyCaloscyphaceae
Chorioactidaceae
familyChorioactidaceae
Tuberaceae
familyTuberaceae
Ascobolaceae
familyAscobolaceae
Pulvinulaceae
familyPulvinulaceae
Rhizinaceae
familyRhizinaceae
Pyropyxidaceae
familyPyropyxidaceae
Ascodesmidaceae
familyAscodesmidaceae
Wynneaceae
familyWynneaceae
Pseudombrophilaceae
familyPseudombrophilaceae
Glaziellaceae
familyGlaziellaceae
Coprotaceae
familyCoprotaceae
Geomoriaceae
familyGeomoriaceae
Leucoscypha
genusLeucoscypha
Berggrenia
genusBerggrenia
Paradiscina
genusParadiscina
Pseudoboubovia
genusPseudoboubovia
Strobiloscyphaceae
familyStrobiloscyphaceae
Hellenicoscyphus
genusHellenicoscyphus
Oedocephalum
genusOedocephalum
Karstenellaceae
familyKarstenellaceae
Carbomycetaceae
familyCarbomycetaceae
Orcadia
genusOrcadia
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 48717.