Aleuria aurantia
| Orange peel fungus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Pezizomycetes |
| Order: | Pezizales |
| Family: | Pyronemataceae |
| Genus: | Aleuria |
| Species: | A. aurantia |
| Binomial name | |
| Aleuria aurantia | |
| Synonyms | |
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| Aleuria aurantia Mycological characteristics | |
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| Smooth hymenium | |
| No distinct cap | |
| Hymenium attachment is irregular or not applicable | |
| Lacks a stipe | |
| Spore print is white | |
| Ecology is saprotrophic | |
| Edibility is edible | |
Aleuria aurantia (orange peel fungus) is a widespread ascomycete fungus in the order Pezizales. The bright orange, cup-shaped ascocarps often resemble orange peels strewn on the ground, giving this species its common name.
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