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Peziza micropus

species of fungus

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionApr 19, 2024
Entity authorityQ1132702 ↗
Source-derived summary

Peziza micropus is a species of apothecial fungus belonging to the family Pezizaceae. This European fungus is found on rotting wood, especially beech and elm and tends to thrive in the aftermath of outbreaks of Dutch elm disease. The ascocarps are irregular pale brown saucers up to 5 cm (2.0 in) in diameter, appearing from summer to autumn.

References

Jordan, Michael (2004). The Encyclopedia of Fungi of Britain and Europe. Frances Lincoln Publishers. p. 47. ISBN 978-0-7112-2379-0.

Buczacki, Stefan (1992).

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“Peziza micropus” enters the record as species of fungus. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Peziza, micropus and species can confirm, complicate or overturn.

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This entry incorporates text from “Peziza micropus” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.