Peziza vesiculosa    Bull.:Fr. 

common name(s) : Blistered Cup2, Bladder Elf Cup 

New classification: Ascomycota/Pezizomycotina/Pezizomycetes/Pezizomycetidae/Pezizales/Pezizaceae  
Former classification: Ascomycota/Hymenoascomycetes/Pezizomycetideae/Pezizales/Pezizineae/Pezizaceae  

synonyms: Aleuria vesiculosa, Galactinia vesiculosa 
(unconfirmed synonyms: Pustularia vesiculosa)  

edibility : edible if well cooked

photo gallery of Peziza vesiculosa
photo gallery of Peziza vesiculosa potential confusions with Peziza vesiculosa toxicity of Peziza vesiculosa genus Peziza  

The fruiting body is cup-shaped, with a deeply inrolled margin, often in tufts, with a buff yellowish to brown internal surface, the external surface being whitish to light buff.

The fertile surface is smooth.

It grows on the ground, on rich soils or manure.

The fruiting period takes place all year long.
Dimensions: width of fruiting body approximately 7 cm (between 2 and 12 cm)
  total height approximately 3.5 cm (between 1 and 6 cm)

Distinctive features : sorry, no English description yet

Peziza vesiculosa is quite rare and localised in the forest of Rambouillet, and is frequent, more generally speaking .
here should be the distribution map of Peziza vesiculosa in the forest of Rambouillet
Above : distribution map of Peziza vesiculosa in the forest of Rambouillet



page updated on 14/01/18