Fungi › Pezizas, Desert Truffles, and Allies
layered cup
Peziza varia
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
blistered cupPeziza vesiculosa
Common Brown CupPhylloscypha phyllogena
Home CupPeziza domiciliana
Veined CupDisciotis venosa
hare's earOtidea onotica
Fishtail CupPiscidiscina leucoxantha
tan earOtidea alutacea
Shoehorn OysterHohenbuehelia petaloides
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 3,733 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 2,690 |
| California | 392 |
| Canada | 370 |
| Ontario | 238 |
| Russia | 209 |
| New York | 101 |
| New Zealand | 94 |
| Michigan | 71 |
| Quebec | 57 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Human edibleListed as edible by a harvested source. This is a research trait, not foraging advice.FungiTastic metadata
- Cup fungus formDescends from a fungal lineage whose members are commonly cup fungi.Inferred from its group
Edibility, toxicity and medicinal traits are records from datasets, not advice. Never eat, handle or use a wild species on the strength of an app.
Classification
| Kingdom | Fungi Including Lichens · Fungi |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Ascomycete Fungi · Ascomycota |
| Class | Operculate Ascomycetes · Pezizomycetes |
| Order | Pezizales |
| Family | Pezizas, Desert Truffles, and Allies · Pezizaceae |
| Genus | Cups · Peziza |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: FungiTastic metadata (BSD-3-Clause repository; dataset terms require verification)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise layered cup with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.