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Bay Cup

Peziza badia

Description:

Peziza badia is a species of apothecial fungus belonging to the family Pezizaceae. This is one of the more familiar of the cup fungi of Europe, appearing as irregular dark brown cups up to 8 cm in diameter, often in small groups. https://www.google.pt/url?sa=t&rct=j...

Habitat:

The species apears on soil in woodland,but tends to be seen more frequently on sandy soils and favours bare ground, e.g. at the sides of paths. This is a frequently observed European species with scattered records from many other parts of the world.

Notes:

Spotted in a mix forest near my house,in the pine tree area,that have burned last summer

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2 Comments

Thanks Hema for your nice words

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 10 years ago

Wow!! Thanks for sharing this lovely spot!!

Braga, Portugal

Spotted on Feb 28, 2014
Submitted on Mar 12, 2014

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