Bladder Cup Peziza vesiculosa Bulliard    
Kingdom Fungi   >   Phylum Ascomycota   >   Class Pezizomycetes   >   Order Pezizales   >   Family Pezizaceae   >   Genus Peziza   

Status:

Generally found in clusters, usually on manure or manured soil.

Description:

Fruiting body: Strongly incurved margin to open cup. Fertile (interior) surface pale, smooth, with blisters; Infertile (outer) surface slightly darker, mostly shades of yellow-brown; scurfy; flesh tan, brittle. (J. Solem, pers. comm.)

There are 11 records in the project database.

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Bladder Cup (cluster of mature fruiting bodies) in Howard Co., Maryland (10/9/2011). Photo by Richard Orr. (MBP list)

Bladder Cup (young fruiting bodies) in Howard Co., Maryland (10/9/2011). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Bladder Cup in Howard Co., Maryland (10/18/2020). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Bladder Cup in Worcester Co., Maryland (5/19/2009). Photo by Lance Biechele. (MBP list)

Bladder Cup in Howard Co., Maryland (10/18/2020). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)


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