Kingdom Fungi Class Pezizomycetes Family Pezizaceae Rank Species | Division Ascomycota Order Pezizales Genus Peziza | |
Similar Ascobolus denudatus, Pseudaleuria, Ascodesmidaceae, Gyromitra parma, Chorioactidaceae | ||
Peziza moseri is a species of cup fungus belonging to the family Pezizaceae. It was officially described as new to science in 1974 from collections made in Israel. Fruit bodies are purple and cup-shaped, measuring 1–3 cm (0.4–1.2 in) in diameter. It fruits singly or in groups on burnt ground in coniferous forests.
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