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Peziza ampliata

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Kingdom
  
Fungi

Class
  
Pezizomycetes

Family
  
Pezizaceae

Rank
  
Species

Division
  
Ascomycota

Order
  
Pezizales

Genus
  
Peziza

Similar
  
Peziza cerea, Peziza domiciliana, Peniophora pini, Peziza arvernensis, Peziza fimeti

Peziza ampliata is a species of apothecial fungus belonging to the family Pezizaceae. It appears as brown cups with a wrinkled interior, up to 3 cm across. It occurs, usually in small groups, on rotting wood, especially oak. It is largely a European species but has been recorded in the United States.

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Peziza ampliata Wikipedia