Aleuria aurantia

Also known as Orange Peel fungus

species of fungus

Species

orange peel fungus

SPECIES

KingdomFungi
PhylumAscomycota
ClassPezizomycetes
OrderPezizales
FamilyPyronemataceae

Observations14,369

Observations recorded28,301

Але́врия ора́нжевая (лат. Aleuria aurantia) — гриб порядка Пецицевые отдела Аскомицеты. Разные систематики относят род Алеврия к семействам Otideaceae или Pyronemataceae. Научные синонимы: Helvella coccinea Bolton 1789 basionym Peziza aurantia Pers. 1800 Scodellina aurantiaca Gray 1821 Русские синонимы: блюдцеви́к ро́зово-кра́сный

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 1,865
With media: 828
Family: Pyronemataceae
Collections: F, NY
Recorded in: United States, Costa Rica, Canada, New Zealand

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Aleuria
Image: Aleuria aurantia (Orange Peel Fungus).JPG

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Commons category: Aleuria aurantia
taxon rank: species
taxon name: Aleuria aurantia
Commons gallery: Aleuria aurantia
taxon common name: 橙黄网孢盘菌
edibility: poisonous mushroom
short name: A. aurantia
taxon range: Hainan

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Encyclopedic overview

Aleuria aurantia (orange peel fungus) is a widespread ascomycete fungus in the order Pezizales. The bright orange, cup-shaped ascocarps often resemble orange peels strewn on the ground, giving this species its common name.

Taxonomy

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Aleuria aurantia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.