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Geopora sepulta

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Kingdom
  
Fungi

Class
  
Family
  
Scientific name
  
Geopora sepulta

Phylum
  
Order
  
Genus
  
Geopora

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Species

Similar
  
Geopora arenicola, Geopora, Geopora sumneriana, Neottiella, Geopyxis

Geopora sepulta is a species of fungus belonging to the family Pyronemataceae. It is an uncommon European species. The first accepted record for Britain was a specimen collected in Kent in 1995.

This fungus forms a rounded ascocarp underground on sandy loam soils. This fruiting body remains subterranean for most of the year but breaks the surface in the spring to form a creamy-grey cup (apothecium) up to 4.5 cm across and 3 cm tall. It usually occurs in small groups.

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Geopora sepulta Wikipedia


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