Geopora sumneriana is a species of European fungus belonging to the family Pyronemataceae.
Geopora sumneriana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Pezizomycetes |
Order: | Pezizales |
Family: | Pyronemataceae |
Genus: | Geopora |
Species: | G. sumneriana
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Binomial name | |
Geopora sumneriana (Cooke) M.Torre (1976)
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This fungus forms a rounded brown, roughly hairy ascocarp underground. This fruit body remains subterranean for most of the year but breaks the surface in the spring to form a cream-coloured cup (apothecium) up to 7 cm across and 5 cm tall. This species occurs in small groups and is exclusively found associated with cedar trees.
References
edit- Jordan, Michael (2004). The Encyclopedia of Fungi of Britain and Europe. Frances Lincoln Publishers. p. 38. ISBN 978-0-7112-2379-0.
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