Extract from Wikipedia article: Peziza phyllogena, commonly known as the common brown cup or the pig-ear cup, is a species of fungus in the family Pezizaceae. A saprobic species, the fungus produces brownish, cup-shaped fruit bodies that grow singly or in clusters on either soil or well-rotted wood. It is found in Europe, North America, and Iceland, where it fruits in the spring.
Small purple cup fungus Peziza phyllogena (Peziza badioconfusa)(?) in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Found at mushroom walk of GSMS. Cleveland, Texas, November 3, 2018 Sam Houston National Forest, 394 FM 1375, New Waverly, TX 77358, USA
Cup mushrooms Peziza phyllogena (Peziza badioconfusa)(?) on rotting oak wood in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Found at mushroom walk of GSMS. Cleveland, Texas, November 3, 2018 Sam Houston National Forest, 394 FM 1375, New Waverly, TX 77358, USA
Peziza phyllogena (Peziza badioconfusa)(?) cup fungus taken from rotting wood at mushroom walk of Gulf States Mycological Society. Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary, Cleveland, Texas, November 3, 2018 Sam Houston National Forest, 394 FM 1375, New Waverly, TX 77358, USA
Small purple cup fungus Peziza phyllogena (Peziza badioconfusa)(?) on pine needles on a path. Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary, Cleveland, Texas, November 13, 2021 San Jacinto County, Texas, United States
Side view of a cup fungus Peziza phyllogena (Peziza badioconfusa)(?) on pine needles on a path. Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary, Cleveland, Texas, November 13, 2021 San Jacinto County, Texas, United States
Upper view of a cup fungus Peziza phyllogena (Peziza badioconfusa)(?) during mushroom walk of Gulf States Mycological Society. Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary, Cleveland, Texas, November 13, 2021 San Jacinto County, Texas, United States
Common brown cup fungus (Peziza phyllogena(?)) collected at mushroom walk of Gulf States Mycological Society. Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary, Cleveland, Texas, November 13, 2021 San Jacinto County, Texas, United States
Common brown cup mushroom (Peziza phyllogena) among litter near the trail on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 14, 2021 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, United States
Close-up of common brown cup mushroom (Peziza phyllogena) on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 14, 2021 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, United States
Underside of common brown cup mushroom (Peziza phyllogena) on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 14, 2021 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, United States