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Fungi: Ascomycota: Pezizomycetes: Pezizales: Pezizaceae: Plicaria carbonaria Fuckel

Plicaria carbonaria

Synonyms: Barlaea anthracina, Barlaeina anthracina, Bulgaria carbonaria, Galactinia muricata, Peziza anthracina, Plicaria anthracina, Plicaria muricata, Plicaria trachycarpa.

Extract from Wikipedia article: Plicaria carbonaria is a species of apothecial fungus belonging to the family Pezizaceae. This is a common European fungus of burnt ground, appearing from spring to autumn as dark brown to black cups up to 3 cm in diameter.

Swedish: Taggsporig svedjeskål.

Photos of this mushroom from East and Central Texas

Brown cup (Ascomycete) fungus <B>Plicaria carbonaria</B> from campfire site near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2022-05-07.htm">May 7, 2022</A>
LinkBrown cup (Ascomycete) fungus Plicaria carbonaria from campfire site near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 7, 2022
Location on mapsLone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, United States
Tissues of brown Ascomycete fungus <B>Plicaria carbonaria</B> from campfire, in Congo red, collected in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 7, 2022
LinkTissues of brown Ascomycete fungus Plicaria carbonaria from campfire, in Congo red, collected in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 7, 2022
Ascus with round spores of brown Ascomycete fungus <B>Plicaria carbonaria</B> from campfire, collected in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 7, 2022
LinkAscus with round spores of brown Ascomycete fungus Plicaria carbonaria from campfire, collected in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 7, 2022
Structures of tissue of brown Ascomycete fungus <B>Plicaria carbonaria</B> from campfire, collected in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 7, 2022
LinkStructures of tissue of brown Ascomycete fungus Plicaria carbonaria from campfire, collected in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 7, 2022
Small cup fungus <B>Plicaria carbonaria</B> on a bonfire place on a sandy bottom of a dried creek near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2022-08-31.htm">August 31, 2022</A>
LinkSmall cup fungus Plicaria carbonaria on a bonfire place on a sandy bottom of a dried creek near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 31, 2022
Location on mapsLone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, United States
Ascomycete fungus <B>Plicaria carbonaria</B> on a bonfire place on a sandy bottom of a dried creek near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2022-08-31.htm">August 31, 2022</A>
LinkAscomycete fungus Plicaria carbonaria on a bonfire place on a sandy bottom of a dried creek near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 31, 2022
Location on mapsLone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, United States
Small brown cup of fungus <B>Plicaria carbonaria</B> on a bonfire place on a sandy bottom of a dried creek near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2022-08-31.htm">August 31, 2022</A>
LinkSmall brown cup of fungus Plicaria carbonaria on a bonfire place on a sandy bottom of a dried creek near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 31, 2022
Location on mapsLone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, United States
Close-up of small cup fungus <B>Plicaria carbonaria</B> on a bonfire place on a sandy bottom of a dried creek near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2022-08-31.htm">August 31, 2022</A>
LinkClose-up of small cup fungus Plicaria carbonaria on a bonfire place on a sandy bottom of a dried creek near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 31, 2022
Location on mapsLone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, United States
Tissues of cup fungus <B>Plicaria carbonaria</B> under a microscope with x40 objective, collected near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 31, 2022
LinkTissues of cup fungus Plicaria carbonaria under a microscope with x40 objective, collected near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 31, 2022
Spores of cup fungus <B>Plicaria carbonaria</B> under a microscope at low magnification collected near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 31, 2022
LinkSpores of cup fungus Plicaria carbonaria under a microscope at low magnification collected near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 31, 2022
Round spores with coarse, blunt, wart-like spines of cup fungus <B>Plicaria carbonaria</B> collected near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 31, 2022
LinkRound spores with coarse, blunt, wart-like spines of cup fungus Plicaria carbonaria collected near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 31, 2022
Measurement of sporesSpore size 12.9 - 13.9 × 12.7 - 13.6 µm, length to width ratio Q = 1.
Orange Ascomycete fungus Anthracobia tristis and larger cups of <B>Plicaria carbonaria</B> on burned soil under juniper trees near the lake in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2024-05-09.htm">May 9, 2024</A>
LinkOrange Ascomycete fungus Anthracobia tristis and larger cups of Plicaria carbonaria on burned soil under juniper trees near the lake in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, May 9, 2024
Location on mapsP4-746, Bryan, Texas 77807, United States
Dark cup of Ascomycete fungus <B>Plicaria carbonaria</B> and orange cups of Anthracobia tristis on burned soil under juniper trees near the lake in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2024-05-09.htm">May 9, 2024</A>
LinkDark cup of Ascomycete fungus Plicaria carbonaria and orange cups of Anthracobia tristis on burned soil under juniper trees near the lake in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, May 9, 2024
Location on mapsP4-746, Bryan, Texas 77807, United States
Close-up of dark cups of fungus <B>Plicaria carbonaria</B> on burned soil under juniper trees near the lake in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2024-05-09.htm">May 9, 2024</A>
LinkClose-up of dark cups of fungus Plicaria carbonaria on burned soil under juniper trees near the lake in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, May 9, 2024
Location on mapsP4-746, Bryan, Texas 77807, United States
Dark violet cups of Ascomycete fungus <B>Plicaria carbonaria</B> on burned soil under juniper trees near the lake in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2024-05-09.htm">May 9, 2024</A>
LinkDark violet cups of Ascomycete fungus Plicaria carbonaria on burned soil under juniper trees near the lake in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, May 9, 2024
Location on mapsP4-746, Bryan, Texas 77807, United States
Close-up of dark violet cups of Ascomycete fungus <B>Plicaria carbonaria</B> on burned soil under juniper trees near the lake in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2024-05-09.htm">May 9, 2024</A>
LinkClose-up of dark violet cups of Ascomycete fungus Plicaria carbonaria on burned soil under juniper trees near the lake in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, May 9, 2024
Location on mapsP4-746, Bryan, Texas 77807, United States
Dark violet cups of Ascomycete fungus <B>Plicaria carbonaria</B> with charcoal on burned soil under juniper trees near the lake in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2024-05-09.htm">May 9, 2024</A>
LinkDark violet cups of Ascomycete fungus Plicaria carbonaria with charcoal on burned soil under juniper trees near the lake in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, May 9, 2024
Location on mapsP4-746, Bryan, Texas 77807, United States
Close-up of dark violet cups of Ascomycete fungus <B>Plicaria carbonaria</B> with charcoal on burned soil under juniper trees near the lake in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2024-05-09.htm">May 9, 2024</A>
LinkClose-up of dark violet cups of Ascomycete fungus Plicaria carbonaria with charcoal on burned soil under juniper trees near the lake in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, May 9, 2024
Location on mapsP4-746, Bryan, Texas 77807, United States
Asci with spores (at low magnification) of Ascomycete fungus <B>Plicaria carbonaria</B> collected in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, May 9, 2024
LinkAsci with spores (at low magnification) of Ascomycete fungus Plicaria carbonaria collected in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, May 9, 2024
Asci with spores of Ascomycete fungus <B>Plicaria carbonaria</B> collected in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, May 9, 2024
LinkAsci with spores of Ascomycete fungus Plicaria carbonaria collected in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, May 9, 2024
Asci with spores (in KOH, at low magnification) of Ascomycete fungus <B>Plicaria carbonaria</B> collected in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, May 9, 2024
LinkAsci with spores (in KOH, at low magnification) of Ascomycete fungus Plicaria carbonaria collected in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, May 9, 2024
Asci and spores (at low magnification) of Ascomycete fungus <B>Plicaria carbonaria</B> collected in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, May 9, 2024
LinkAsci and spores (at low magnification) of Ascomycete fungus Plicaria carbonaria collected in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, May 9, 2024
Spores (in lugol) of Ascomycete fungus <B>Plicaria carbonaria</B> from burned soil, collected a day before in Lake Bryan Park. College Station, Texas, May 10, 2024
LinkSpores (in lugol) of Ascomycete fungus Plicaria carbonaria from burned soil, collected a day before in Lake Bryan Park. College Station, Texas, May 10, 2024
Spores of cup fungus <B>Plicaria carbonaria</B> from burned soil, collected a day before in Lake Bryan Park. Texas, May 10, 2024
LinkSpores of cup fungus Plicaria carbonaria from burned soil, collected a day before in Lake Bryan Park. Texas, May 10, 2024

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