Cup fungi
Orange cup fungus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi Phylum: Ascomycota Class: Pezizomycetes Order: Pezizales Family: Pezizaceae Dumort., 1829

Cup fungi are fungi (Ascomycota: family Pezizaceae) which produce a mushroom that tends to grow in the shape of a "cup". Spores are formed on the inner surface of this fruiting body (mushroom). The cup shape typically serves to focus raindrops into splashing spores out of the cup. Additionally, the curvature enables wind currents to blow the spores out in a different manner than in most agarics and boletes. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2048 × 1536 pixel, file size: 1. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is a method by which biologists group and categorize species of organisms. ... Divisions Chytridiomycota Zygomycota Glomeromycota Ascomycota Basidiomycota Deuteromycota The Fungi (singular fungus) are a kingdom of eukaryotic organisms. ... 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. ... Barthélémy du Mortier Barthélemy Charles Joseph Dumortier (1797 - 1878) was a Belgian politician [] and botanist. ... Divisions Chytridiomycota Zygomycota Glomeromycota Ascomycota Basidiomycota Deuteromycota The Fungi (singular fungus) are a kingdom of eukaryotic organisms. ... 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... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Families    Boletaceae    Coniophoraceae    Gomphidiaceae    Melanogastraceae    Gomphidiaceae    Gyroporaceae    Paxillaceae    Sclerodermataceae    Strobilomycetaceae Boletes, the best known members of the order Boletales are mushrooms characterized by holding their spores in a spongy mass of vertical tubes (pores) on the underside of the mushroom, instead of on gills (as are found in agarics). ...

Cup fungi grow in peculiar shapes, frequently resembling cups or saucers. For example, the orange peel fungus (Aleuria aurantia), which looks just like a discarded orange rind. They may be vividly colored, like the scarlet cup, which is often one of the first signs of spring where it grows. Binomial name Aleuria aurantia (Fries) Fuckel The Orange Peel Fungus (Aleuria aurantia) is a widespread ascomycete fungus in the order Pezizales. ...

While most cup fungi are not poisonous, as with all mushroom hunting, one should never consume a mushroom without identifying it first. Mushroom hunting (or mushrooming) is the activity of searching for mushrooms in the wild, typically for consumption. ...

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