Anthracobia maurilabra (Anthracobia maurilabra)
- Department: Ascomycota (Ascomycetes)
- Subdivision: Pezizomycotina (Pezizomycotins)
- Class: Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
- Subclass: Pezizomycetidae (Pezizomycetes)
- Order: Pezizales (Pezizales)
- Family: Pyronemataceae (Pyronemic)
- Genus: Anthracobia (Anthracobia)
- Type: Anthracobia maurilabra (Anthracobia maurilabra)
Author of the photo: Tatyana Svetlova
Anthracobia maurilabra belongs to a large family of pyronemics, while it is a species that is little studied.
It grows in all regions, it is a carbophil fungus, as it prefers to grow in areas after fires. It also occurs on rotten wood, forest floor, and bare soil.
Fruit bodies – apothecia are cup-shaped, sessile. The sizes are very different – from a few millimeters to 8-10 centimeters.
The surface of the bodies has a bright orange color, since pigments from the group of carotenoids are present in the pulp. Many specimens have a slight pubescence.
Anthracobia maurilabra, although found in all regions, is a rare species.
The mushroom belongs to the category of inedible.