Pezizaceae
7 genera
27 species
27 species
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Peziza badia – bay cup, red-brown cup, pig's ears
Peziza brunneoatra – brown-black cup
Peziza domiciliana – cellar cup, home cup, domestic cup fungus, domicile cup fungus
Peziza praetervisa
Spores: 11--15 x 6--8 µm, ornamented with low warts, and containing two oil drops
Spores: 11--15 x 6--8 µm, ornamented with low warts, and containing two oil drops
Peziza proteana – false Sparassis
Peziza sublilacina – violet cup
Peziza vesiculosa – barnyard cup, bladder cup, blistered cup, common dung cup, small dung cup
Spores: smooth, ellipsoid, 18--24 x 9--14 µm
Spores: smooth, ellipsoid, 18--24 x 9--14 µm
Plicaria trachycarpa – rough fairy cup
Sarcosphaera columbiana
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in northeastern Washington; currently known only from northeastern Washington and Vancouver Island, BC.
Habitat: Mostly gregarious, with conifers, Pinus contorta, Abies grandis, Picea engelmannii, Larix occidentalis, and Pseudotsuga menziesii.
Origin: Native
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in northeastern Washington; currently known only from northeastern Washington and Vancouver Island, BC.
Habitat: Mostly gregarious, with conifers, Pinus contorta, Abies grandis, Picea engelmannii, Larix occidentalis, and Pseudotsuga menziesii.
Origin: Native
Sarcosphaera coronaria – pink crown, violet crowncup, violet star cup, crown fungus
Distribution: S. coronaria occurs in spring, mostly in the mountains, often near melting snow, and is a harbinger of morel season. It also occurs in Europe and has been called S. crassa (Santi) Pouzar and S. eximia (Durieu & Léveillé) Maire.
Spores: The spores are broadly ellipsoid (13--22 x 7--10 µm) with blunt ends and usually two large oil drops.
Distribution: S. coronaria occurs in spring, mostly in the mountains, often near melting snow, and is a harbinger of morel season. It also occurs in Europe and has been called S. crassa (Santi) Pouzar and S. eximia (Durieu & Léveillé) Maire.
Spores: The spores are broadly ellipsoid (13--22 x 7--10 µm) with blunt ends and usually two large oil drops.
