Aleuria orange (Aleuria aurantia)
- Department: Ascomycota (Ascomycetes)
- Subdivision: Pezizomycotina (Pezizomycotins)
- Class: Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
- Subclass: Pezizomycetidae (Pezizomycetes)
- Order: Pezizales (Pezizales)
- Family: Pyronemataceae (Pyronemic)
- Genus: Aleuria (Aleuria)
- Type: Aleuria aurantia (Orange Aleuria)
- Pezitsa orange
Aleuria orange (lat. aleuria aurantia) – a fungus of the order Petsitsy department Ascomycetes.
fruiting body:
Sedentary, cup-shaped, saucer-shaped or ear-shaped, with unevenly curved edges, ∅ 2-4 cm (sometimes up to 8); apothecia often grow together, crawling on top of each other. The inner surface of the fungus is bright orange, smooth, while the outer surface, on the contrary, is dull, matte, covered with white pubescence. The flesh is whitish, thin, brittle, without a pronounced smell and taste.
Spore powder:
White.
Spread:
Aleuria orange is found quite often on the soil along roadsides, on lawns, edges, lawns, forest paths, sandy heaps, tree eversion, but as a rule, in bright places. It bears fruit from mid-summer to late September.
Similar species:
It can only be confused with other small reddish peppers, but they are also not poisonous. Other members of the genus Aleuria are smaller and less common. In early spring, the similar bright red Sarcoscypha coccinea bears fruit, which differs from Aleuria aurantia in both color and growth time.