Peziza succosa is a species of apothecial fungus belonging to the family Pezizaceae. It grows in woods in Europe, Iceland, Israel, China, Argentina, and the United States.[1] In Europe this fungus appears in summer and autumn as grey or brown saucers up to 10 cm (3.9 in) in diameter on soil in woodland, often at pathsides. In the United States, this type of cup fungi may also be found on decaying deciduous wood. It is inedible.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Pezizomycetes |
| Order: | Pezizales |
| Family: | Pezizaceae |
| Genus: | Peziza |
| Species: | P. succosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Peziza succosa Berk. (1841)
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References
edit- ^ Barseghyan, G. S. and S. P. Wasser. 2011. The genus Peziza Dill. ex Fr. (Pezizales, Ascomycota) in Israel. Ascomycete.org 2(4):39-50.
- ^ Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 367. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.
Further reading
edit- Jordan, Michael (2004). The Encyclopedia of Fungi of Britain and Europe. Frances Lincoln Publishers. p. 48. ISBN 978-0-7112-2379-0.
- Buczacki, Stefan (1992). Collins Guide to Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain and Europe. HarperCollins. p. 218. ISBN 0-00-219978-5.
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