Kingdom Fungi Class Pezizomycetes Family Pyronemataceae Scientific name Geopora sumneriana | Division Ascomycota Order Pezizales Genus Geopora Rank Species | |
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Similar Geopora, Geopora arenicola, Melastiza chateri, Helvella leucomelaena, Ascodesmidaceae | ||
Geopora sumneriana is a species of European fungus belonging to the family Pyronemataceae.
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.
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