Synonyms: Aleuria violacea, Galactinia violacea, Humaria violacea, Peziza praetervisa, Plicaria violacea.
Common name: violet cup fungus.
Russian name: Petsitsa fioletovaya.
Extract from Wikipedia article: Peziza violacea, commonly known as the violet fairy cup or the violet cup fungus, is a species of fungus in the genus Peziza of the family Pezizaceae. As both it common names and specific epithet suggest, the cup-shaped fruiting bodies are violet colored on the interior surface. P. violacea is typically found growing on burnt soil.
Peziza violacea is a species of cup fungus that grows on soil, often in association with mosses and other vegetation. In St. Petersburg and the surrounding Leningrad Oblast, it typically fruits from July to October, preferring shaded, humid areas with rich soil. In north-western Russia, it has been found in coniferous and mixed forests, as well as in parklands and gardens, often near trees such as spruce, fir, and birch. The fungus produces small to medium-sized, violet-purple cups with a wavy or lobed margin, reaching 2-6 cm in diameter.
Violet fairy cup fungus (Peziza violacea, also known as P. subviolacea, P. tenacella) on the site of old bonfire in a forest near Okhta River in Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 1, 2017
ul. gruntovaya, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188664
Violet fairy cup fungus (Peziza violacea, also known as P. subviolacea, P. tenacella) on burnt soil in a forest near Okhta River in Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 1, 2017ul. gruntovaya, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188664
Violet fairy cup fungus (Peziza violacea, also known as P. subviolacea, P. tenacella) on a site of old bonfire in Lembolovo, 35 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 8, 2017Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia
Violet fairy cup fungus (Peziza violacea, also known as P. subviolacea, P. tenacella) on charred wood in Lembolovo, 35 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 8, 2017Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia
Violet fairy cup fungus (Peziza violacea, also known as P. subviolacea, P. tenacella) on burnt site in Lembolovo, 35 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 8, 2017Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia
Violet fairy cup fungus (Peziza violacea, also known as P. subviolacea, P. tenacella) on charred wood of a bonfire near Orekhovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 15, 2019Unnamed Road, Vaskelovo, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188731
Violet fairy cup fungus (Peziza violacea, also known as P. subviolacea, P. tenacella) on a wet bonfire site near a lake near Orekhovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 15, 2019Unnamed Road, Vaskelovo, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188731
Violet fairy cup fungus (Peziza violacea, also known as P. subviolacea, P. tenacella) on a bonfire site near Orekhovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 15, 2019Unnamed Road, Vaskelovo, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188731
Stalked bonfire cup (Geopyxis carbonaria) and violet cup fungus (Peziza violacea, also known as P. subviolacea, P. tenacella) in a burned spruce forest in Zakhodskoe (Lounatjoki), 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 15, 2021Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188861
Stalked bonfire cup (Geopyxis carbonaria) together with violet cup fungus (Peziza violacea, also known as P. subviolacea, P. tenacella) on burned ground in a spruce forest in Zakhodskoe (Lounatjoki), 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 15, 2021Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188861
Stalked bonfire cup (Geopyxis carbonaria) together with violet cup fungus (Peziza violacea, also known as P. subviolacea, P. tenacella) and Myxomphalia maura in a burned spruce forest in Zakhodskoe (Lounatjoki), 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 15, 2021Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188861
Closely spaced stalked bonfire cup (Geopyxis carbonaria) and violet cup mushrooms (Peziza violacea, also known as P. subviolacea, P. tenacella) in a burned spruce forest in Zakhodskoe (Lounatjoki), 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 15, 2021Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188861
Stalked bonfire cup (Geopyxis carbonaria) and violet cup mushrooms (Peziza violacea, also known as P. subviolacea, P. tenacella) between them in a burned spruce forest in Zakhodskoe (Lounatjoki), 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 15, 2021Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188861
Stalked bonfire cup mushrooms (Geopyxis carbonaria) and violet cup (Peziza violacea, also known as P. subviolacea, P. tenacella) on spruce needles on a charred forest floor in Zakhodskoe (Lounatjoki), 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 15, 2021Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188861
Stalked bonfire cup mushrooms (Geopyxis carbonaria) together with Peziza violacea on burned forest floor with fallen spruce needles in Zakhodskoe (Lounatjoki), 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 22, 2021Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188861
Dense cluster of stalked bonfire cup mushrooms (Geopyxis carbonaria) together with Peziza violacea on burned forest floor with fallen spruce needles in Zakhodskoe (Lounatjoki), 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 22, 2021Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188861
Stalked bonfire cup mushrooms (Geopyxis carbonaria) together with Myxomphalia maura and Peziza violacea on burned forest floor with fallen spruce needles in Zakhodskoe (Lounatjoki), 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 22, 2021Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188861
Violet cup fungus (Peziza violacea, also known as P. subviolacea, P. tenacella) and Myxomphalia maura on burned forest floor with fallen spruce needles in Zakhodskoe (Lounatjoki), 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 22, 2021Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188861
Violet cup fungus (Peziza violacea, also known as P. subviolacea, P. tenacella) on burned forest floor with fallen spruce needles in Zakhodskoe (Lounatjoki), 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 22, 2021Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188861
Underside of violet cup fungus (Peziza violacea, also known as P. subviolacea, P. tenacella) on burned forest floor with fallen spruce needles in Zakhodskoe (Lounatjoki), 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 22, 2021Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188861
Flattened violet cups of a bonfire fungus Peziza violacea on burned forest floor with fallen spruce needles in Zakhodskoe (Lounatjoki), 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 22, 2021Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188861
Close-up of violet cup fungus (Peziza violacea, also known as P. subviolacea, P. tenacella) on burned forest floor with fallen spruce needles in Zakhodskoe (Lounatjoki), 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 22, 2021Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188861
Discolored violet cup fungus (Peziza violacea, also known as P. subviolacea, P. tenacella) on burned forest floor with fallen spruce needles in Zakhodskoe (Lounatjoki), 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 22, 2021Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188861Peziza violacea was observed growing in various locations in Leningrad Oblast and north-western Russia, typically in areas with burnt soil or charred wood. The fungus was found on sites of old bonfires, burnt forest floors, and charred tree trunks. Observations were made in Toksovo, Lembolovo, Orekhovo, and Zakhodskoe, often in association with other fungi such as Geopyxis carbonaria and Myxomphalia maura. The fungus was found to grow in dense clusters or singly, and its appearance varied from typical violet-colored cups to flattened or discolored forms. The observations were made over several years, from 2017 to 2021, during the summer months of May and August.
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