Geopora sepulta

Geopora sepulta is a species of fungus belonging to the family Pyronemataceae. It is an uncommon European species. The first accepted record for Britain was a specimen collected in Kent in 1995.^[1]

Geopora sepulta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Pezizomycetes
Order:	Pezizales
Family:	Pyronemataceae
Genus:	Geopora
Species:	G. sepulta
Binomial name
Geopora sepulta Fr., 1851

This fungus forms a rounded ascocarp underground on sandy loam soils. This fruiting body remains subterranean for most of the year but breaks the surface in the spring to form a creamy-grey cup (apothecium) up to 4.5 cm across and 3 cm tall. It usually occurs in small groups.