Phylum: Ascomycota Class: Ascomycetes
Order: Pezizales Family: Pyronemataceae
Species: Aleuria aurantia Peck
Synonyms: Otidea aurantia
Peziza aurantia
Common Name: Orange Peel Fungus
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Aleuria aurantiaPhotographer: © Mark Wright
Photographer: © Mark Wright

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Fagus sylvatica (1)
Larix (1)
Rhododendron ponticum (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Cultivated/disturbed land (2)
Scrub: dense/continuous, basic/calcareous (2)
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (2)
Woodland: mixed, plantation, high forest (2)
Acid grassland (1)
Bare ground (1)
Neutral grassland: semi-improved (1)
Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (1)
Valley alderwoods on neutral-alkaline soils (1)
Woodland (1)
Woodland: plantation (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Moss (1)
Soil (1)
Soil bare (1)
Soil Grassy (1)
Soil Mossy (1)
Stony (1)
Stump (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
January (1)
February (1)
August (3)
September (16)
October (23)
November (5)
December (2)