Plicaria carbonaria is a species of apothecial fungus belonging to the family Pezizaceae. This is a common European fungus of burnt ground, appearing from spring to autumn as dark brown to black cups up to 3 cm in diameter.

Plicaria carbonaria
Plicaria carbonaria
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P. carbonaria
Binomial name
Plicaria carbonaria
Fuckel, 1870

References

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  • Jordan, Michael (2004). The Encyclopedia of Fungi of Britain and Europe. Frances Lincoln Publishers. p. 49. ISBN 978-0-7112-2379-0.
  • Plicaria carbonaria at Species Fungorum