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Aleuria aurantia (Pers.) Fuckel, 1870 (Orange Peel Fungus)

Notes (MWS) A large cup fungus with a bright orange hymenium which, from a distance, looks like discarded orange peel. It is a common autumn fungus of bare ground in woods and among grass in lawns and road verges.
British records 1345

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country #photos
Aleuria aurantia Fruitbody 30 November 1986 North Wiltshire England 3
Aleuria aurantia Fruitbody 16 October 1976 Surrey England 4
Aleuria aurantia Fruitbody 28 October 1969 East Norfolk England 2

Suggested Literature

Aleuria aurantia may be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
FUNGI SS.
(true fungi)
ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters)
ASCOMYCETES
(spore shooters)
PEZIZALES
(an order of cup fungi and discomycetes)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Associated with Aleuria aurantia:

Aleuria aurantia may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

FUNGI SS.
(true fungi)
ASCOMYCETES
(spore shooters)

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