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Encyclopedia > Aleuria aurantia
Orange peel fungus
Aleuria aurantia
Aleuria aurantia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Ascomycota
Class: Pezizomycetes
Order: Pezizales
Family: Pyronemataceae
Genus: Aleuria
Binomial name
Aleuria aurantia
(Fries) Fuckel

The Orange Peel Fungus (Aleuria aurantia) is a widespread ascomycete fungus in the order Pezizales. The brilliant orange, cup-shaped ascocarps often resemble orange peels strewn on the ground, giving this species its common name. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... For other uses, see Scientific classification (disambiguation). ... Divisions Chytridiomycota Zygomycota Ascomycota Basidiomycota The Fungi (singular: fungus) are a large group of organisms ranked as a kingdom within the Domain Eukaryota. ... Subphyla/Classes Archaeascomycetes Euascomycetes Hemiascomycetes or Pezizomycotina Laboulbeniomycetes Eurotiomycetes Lecanoromycetes Leotiomycetes Pezizomycetes Sordariomycetes Dothideomycetes (and many more) Saccharomycotina Saccharomycetes Taphrinomycotina Neolectomycetes Pneumocystidomycetes Schizosaccharomycetes Taphrinomycetes The Ascomycota, formerly known as the Ascomycetae, or Ascomycetes, are a Division of Fungi, whose members are commonly known as the Sac Fungi, which produce spores... Pezizomycetes are a subphylum of the phylum Ascomycota within the kingdom Fungi. ... Families Ascobolaceae Helvellaceae Morchellaceae Otidiaceae Pezizaceae Pyronemataceae Sarcoscyphaceae Thelebolaceae Tuberaceae Pezizales is a class of the subphylum Pezizomycotina within the phylum Ascomycota. ... Species Aleuria aurantia Aleuria rhenana Aleuria is a genus of cup fungi within the phylum Ascomycota. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Drawn image of Elias Magnus Fries Elias Magnus Fries (August 15, 1794 – February 8, 1878) was a Swedish botanist born at Femsjö in Smalandia. ... Subkingdom/Phyla Chytridiomycota Blastocladiomycota Neocallimastigomycota Glomeromycota Zygomycota Dikarya (inc. ... Families Ascobolaceae Helvellaceae Morchellaceae Otidiaceae Pezizaceae Pyronemataceae Sarcoscyphaceae Thelebolaceae Tuberaceae Pezizales is a class of the subphylum Pezizomycotina within the phylum Ascomycota. ... Diagram of an apothecium showing sterile tissues as well as developing and mature asci. ...

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Description

The orange peel fungus has no stem, and sits directly on the ground. The fruiting bodies are concave at first, but quickly become irregular, with the edges becoming wavy. The whole fungus is a striking orange, darker on the upper surface, where the ascospores are produced. The lower (outer) surface is paler, and clothed with downy hairs. The ascospores are hyaline, and are forcibly ejected from the asci that line the cup. The ornamented surfaces of the ascospores distinguish Aleuria species from other genera of orange cup fungi. An ascospore is a spore contained in an ascus or that was produced inside an ascus. ... ASCI might be: Asci (the spore-bearing containers produced in the ascocarps of ascomycete fungi), or an acronym or abbreviation for Accelerated Strategic Computing Initiative. ... An ascospore is a spore contained in an ascus or that was produced inside an ascus. ...


Aleuria aurantia is edible but not recommended, because it may be confused with Otidea or Caloscypha species that are poisonous or of unknown edibility.


Distribution and habitat

The orange peel fungus grows on bare clay or disturbed soil throughout North America and Europe. Aleuria aurantia fruits mainly in late summer and autumn.

Orange Peel Fungus (Aleuria)
Orange Peel Fungus (Aleuria)

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References

  • Nilsson, S. & Persson, O. 1977. Fungi of Northern Europe 1: Larger Fungi (Excluding Gill Fungi). Penguin Books.
  • Yao, Y.-J., and B. M. Spooner. 1995. Notes on British taxa referred to Aleuria. Mycological Research 99:1515-1518.
  • Seaver, F. J. 1914. North American species of Aleuria and Aleurina. Mycologia 6:273-278.

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Aleuria aurantia (MushroomExpert.Com) (300 words)
Aleuria aurantia occasionally develops a slit down one side, reminiscent of species of Otidea (see Otidea onotica for an example), but it does not consistently do so, and it is more brightly colored than most Otidea species.
Aleuria rhenana is a similar but smaller species that develops a rudimentary stem.
Aleuria aurantia is edible, but not highly rated.
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