A group of fungi with a high number of species including the genera Morchella, Helvella and Peziza, which show a rich variety of shapes. They grow on the soil, on sites of fires and on mosses, rotting wood, paper, straw, fibres, compost, manure, cement and damp walls. They have opercular asci, sacs with a small cover on top that opens on ripening and that usually turns blue in Melzer ’s reagent (14.jpg).
Listed taxa:
Family Morchellaceae
- Morchella elata, Black Morel
- Morchella esculenta, Common Morel
- Morchella semilibera, Half-free Morel
- Verpa conica, Conical Morel
- Disciotis venosa, Veined Cup
Family Helvellaceae
- Gyromitra esculenta, False Morel
- Gyromitra infula
- Helvella acetabulum
- Helvella crispa
- Helvella elastica
- Helvella fusca
- Helvella lacunosa
- Helvella macropus
- Helvella spadicea
- Helvella villosa
- Helvella ephippium
- Rhizina undulata, Pine Fire Fungus
Family Pezizaceae
- Sarcosphaera crassa
- Peziza ammophila
- Peziza badia
- Peziza bovina
- Peziza cerea
- Peziza depressa
- Peziza emileia
- Peziza michelii
- Peziza proteana f.sparassoides
- Peziza repanda
- Peziza sepiatra
- Peziza sepiatra
- Peziza subviolacea
- Peziza subviolacea
- Peziza succosa
- Peziza vesiculosa
- Otidea alutacea
- Otidea bufonia
- Otidea cochleata
- Otidea onotica, Hare ’s Ear
- Tarzetta catinus
- Tarzetta cupularis
- Sowerbyella imperialis
Family Humariaceae
- Geopora arenicola
- Geopora sumneriana
- Geopora tenuis
- Neottiella rutilans
- Tricharina gilva
- Humaria hemisphaerica
- Trichophaea woolhopeia
- Trichophaeopsis bicuspis
- Scutellinia scutellata
- Cheilymenia fimicola
- Cheilymenia granulata
- Cheilymenia pulcherrima
- Cheilymenia theleboloides
- Melastiza chateri
- Anthracobia melaloma
- Aleuria aurantia, Orange peel fungus
- Geopyxis carbonaria
- Smardaea amethystina
- Octospora humosa
- Octospora melina
Family Ascobolaceae
- Ascobolus albidus
- Ascobolus carbonarius
- Ascobolus furfuraceus
- Lasiobolus papillatus
- Iodophanus carneus
- Pyronema domesticum
Family Sarcoscyphaceae
- Sarcoscypha coccinea, Scarlet Elf Cup