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Cups
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Cups

Peziza

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.

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60 branches of this genus, most-observed first

layered cup

speciesPeziza varia

blistered cup

speciesPeziza vesiculosa

Home Cup

speciesPeziza domiciliana

Dune Cup

speciesPeziza ammophila

Peziza arvernensis

speciesPeziza arvernensis

Peziza austrogeaster

speciesPeziza austrogeaster

Peziza fimeti

speciesPeziza fimeti

Peziza griseorosea

speciesPeziza griseorosea

charcoal cup

speciesPeziza echinospora

Peziza sp. 'varia-IN01'

speciesPeziza sp. 'varia-IN01'

Peziza ellipsospora

speciesPeziza ellipsospora

Peziza oceanica

speciesPeziza oceanica

pouch cup

speciesPeziza saccardoana

Peziza sp. 'varia-IN02'

speciesPeziza sp. 'varia-IN02'

Peziza oliviae

speciesPeziza oliviae

Peziza sp. 'CA02'

speciesPeziza sp. 'CA02'

Peziza alcis

speciesPeziza alcis

Peziza sp. 'arvernensis-CA01'

speciesPeziza sp. 'arvernensis-CA01'

Peziza sp. 'IN10'

speciesPeziza sp. 'IN10'

Peziza nivalis

speciesPeziza nivalis

Peziza silvestris

speciesPeziza silvestris

Peziza sp. 'arvernensis-PNW05'

speciesPeziza sp. 'arvernensis-PNW05'

Peziza sp. 'CA03'

speciesPeziza sp. 'CA03'

Peziza depressa

speciesPeziza depressa

Peziza ampliata

speciesPeziza ampliata

Peziza granularis

speciesPeziza granularis

Peziza pseudosylvestris

speciesPeziza pseudosylvestris

Peziza sp. 'IN03'

speciesPeziza sp. 'IN03'

Peziza arenaria

speciesPeziza arenaria

Peziza sp. 'varia-PNW07'

speciesPeziza sp. 'varia-PNW07'

Peziza badiofusca

speciesPeziza badiofusca

Peziza sp. 'IN05'

speciesPeziza sp. 'IN05'

Peziza sp. 'domiciliana-IN01'

speciesPeziza sp. 'domiciliana-IN01'

Peziza pseudoammophila

speciesPeziza pseudoammophila

azure cup

speciesPeziza azureoides

Peziza sp. 'CA08'

speciesPeziza sp. 'CA08'

Peziza sp. 'PNW04'

speciesPeziza sp. 'PNW04'

Peziza sp. 'varia-PNW01'

speciesPeziza sp. 'varia-PNW01'

Peziza sepiatra

speciesPeziza sepiatra

Peziza coquandii

speciesPeziza coquandii

Peziza maximovicii

speciesPeziza maximovicii

Peziza shearii

speciesPeziza shearii

Peziza sp. 'CA01'

speciesPeziza sp. 'CA01'

Peziza sp. 'TN01'

speciesPeziza sp. 'TN01'

Peziza sp. 'varia-AK01'

speciesPeziza sp. 'varia-AK01'

Peziza brunneoatra

speciesPeziza brunneoatra

Peziza sp. 'NM01'

speciesPeziza sp. 'NM01'

Peziza moravecii

speciesPeziza moravecii

Peziza lohjaoensis

speciesPeziza lohjaoensis

Peziza sp. 'NC01'

speciesPeziza sp. 'NC01'

Peziza sp. 'MI01'

speciesPeziza sp. 'MI01'

Peziza sp. 'IN08'

speciesPeziza sp. 'IN08'

Peziza sp. 'arvernensis-01'

speciesPeziza sp. 'arvernensis-01'

Peziza sp. 'KH-98-53'

speciesPeziza sp. 'KH-98-53'

Peziza sp. 'ML31'

speciesPeziza sp. 'ML31'

Peziza sp. 'OR01'

speciesPeziza sp. 'OR01'

Peziza sp. 'WA04'

speciesPeziza sp. 'WA04'

Peziza sp. 'NSW-6762'

speciesPeziza sp. 'NSW-6762'

Peziza sp. 'CA12'

speciesPeziza sp. 'CA12'

Peziza sp. 'MI02'

speciesPeziza sp. 'MI02'

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Cups in Histoire des Champignons de la France, Vol 2

Histoire des Champignons de la France, Vol 2

Pierre Bulliard · 1791 · p.49

Cups in Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2

Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2

Jacob Christian Schaeffer; C.H. Persoon (ed.) · 1800 · p.373

Cups in Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2

Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2

Jacob Christian Schaeffer; C.H. Persoon (ed.) · 1800 · p.375

Cups in Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2

Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2

Jacob Christian Schaeffer; C.H. Persoon (ed.) · 1800 · p.380

Cups in Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2

Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2

Jacob Christian Schaeffer; C.H. Persoon (ed.) · 1800 · p.381

Cups in Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2

Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2

Jacob Christian Schaeffer; C.H. Persoon (ed.) · 1800 · p.383

Cups in Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2

Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2

Jacob Christian Schaeffer; C.H. Persoon (ed.) · 1800 · p.392

Cups in Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 3–4

Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 3–4

Jacob Christian Schaeffer; C.H. Persoon (ed.) · 1800 · p.187

Cups in Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 3–4

Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 3–4

Jacob Christian Schaeffer; C.H. Persoon (ed.) · 1800 · p.191

Cups in Les champignons de la France : histoire, description, culture, usages des espèces comestibles, vénéneuses, suspectes, employés dans les arts, l'industrie, l'économie domestique et la médecine

Les champignons de la France : histoire, description, culture, usages des espèces comestibles, vénéneuses, suspectes, employés dans les arts, l'industrie, l'économie domestique et la médecine

Cordier, François Simon · n.d. · p.623

Cups in Coloured Figures of English Fungi or Mushrooms

Coloured Figures of English Fungi or Mushrooms

James Sowerby · 1797 · p.86

Cups in Histoire des Champignons de la France, Vol 2

Histoire des Champignons de la France, Vol 2

Pierre Bulliard · 1791 · p.225

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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 57372.