BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)
Disciotis venosa (Pers.) Fr., 1893 (Bleach Cup)
| Notes (MWS) | A large and distinctive cup fungus which can be found commonly on calcareous substrates in the spring. The rather fragile fungus is pale buff on the outside and a rich brown inside, with a distinctive smell of chlorine bleach. It is more closely related to the morels than to Peziza. |
Records (and photo sets)
| Taxon | Summary | Date | Vice-county | Country |  |
 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disciotis venosa | Fruitbody | 25 March 2005 | Berks | England | 7 | 1 |
| Disciotis venosa | Fruitbody | 8 April 1977 | East Sussex | England | 2 | |
| Disciotis venosa | Fruitbody | 20 April 1969 | East Sussex | England | 1 |
Suggested Literature
Identification Works
| Kibby, G., 2000 | Fungal Portraits, No. 4: Disciotis venosa |
Disciotis venosa may also be covered by literature listed under:
|
BIOTA (living things) |
Eukaryota (eukaryotes) |
MYCETEAE (fungi, moulds and lichens) |
ASCOMYCOTA (spore-shooters) |
ASCOMYCETES (spore shooters) |
PEZIZALES (an order of cup fungi and discomycetes) |
Feeding and other inter-species relationships
Associated with Disciotis venosa:
Disciotis venosa may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level
|
MYCETEAE (fungi, moulds and lichens) |
ASCOMYCETES (spore shooters) |
