Geopora sumneriana

Geopora sumneriana is a species of European fungus belonging to the family Pyronemataceae.

Geopora sumneriana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Pezizomycetes
Order:	Pezizales
Family:	Pyronemataceae
Genus:	Geopora
Species:	G. sumneriana
Binomial name
Geopora sumneriana (Cooke) M.Torre (1976)
Synonyms
Peziza sumneriana Cooke (1876)

This fungus forms a rounded brown, roughly hairy ascocarp underground. This fruit body remains subterranean for most of the year but breaks the surface in the spring to form a cream-coloured cup (apothecium) up to 7 cm across and 5 cm tall. This species occurs in small groups and is exclusively found associated with cedar trees.

References

• Jordan, Michael (2004). The Encyclopedia of Fungi of Britain and Europe. Frances Lincoln Publishers. p. 38. ISBN 978-0-7112-2379-0.

External links

• Geopora sumneriana in Index Fungorum