Plicaria endocarpoides is a species of apothecial fungus belonging to the family Pezizaceae. This is a common European fungus of burnt ground, appearing from spring to autumn as dark brownish-coloured cups[1] up to 6 cm in diameter, usually in groups. The caps usually flatten with age.[1]
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| Species: | P. endocarpoides
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| Plicaria endocarpoides Berk., 1855
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Plicaria trachycarpa is similar.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Trudell, Steve; Ammirati, Joe (2009). Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest. Timber Press Field Guides. Portland, OR: Timber Press. p. 292. ISBN 978-0-88192-935-5.
Further reading
editPlicaria endocarpoides | |
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 | Smooth hymenium |
 | Hymenium attachment is irregular or not applicable |
| | Lacks a stipe |
 | Ecology is saprotrophic |
 | Edibility is unknown |
- Jordan, Michael (2004). The Encyclopedia of Fungi of Britain and Europe. Frances Lincoln Publishers. p. 49. ISBN 978-0-7112-2379-0.
- Plicaria endocarpoides at Species Fungorum
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