Peziza (Noun)
Meaning
Type genus of the Pezizaceae: a variety of cup fungus.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Peziza is a genus of ascomycete fungi within the Pezizaceae family and contains the cup-shaped fungi commonly known as pezizas or cup fungi.
- The genus Peziza consists of a wide range of species, many of which are recognized by their unique fruiting body characteristics.
- The cup fungus Peziza badia is known for its reddish-brown or dark reddish-brown to almost black cap that often develops an irregular margin.
- In the forests of eastern North America, a species within the Peziza genus often fruits following periods of heavy rainfall.
- Peziza has multiple known interacting fungal species living amongst plant roots, known as ectomycorrhizal associations.