Blistered cup
Peziza vesiculosa
A species of Brown vases. Also known as Common dung cup, Barnyard cup.
Peziza vesiculosa, commonly known as the bladder cup or blistered cup, is a fungus that can be found throughout the year. It's the lightest-colored among the Peziza species and exclusively thrives on decaying organic matter like dung, manure, rotting straw, and compost piles. A distinctive feature of this cup fungus is its consistent retention of its cup-like form, which sets it apart from other similar fungi.
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Attributes of Blistered cup
Cap Diameter
2 - 10 cm
Height
2 - 5 cm
Cap
10 cm across; cup-shaped; pale yellowish brown to buff; inner surface smooth
Flesh
Thin; fragile; pale yellow-brown
Ring
Ringless
Spore Print Color
White
Odor
Mildly mushroomy but not distinctive.
Body Color
BrownYellowBronzeWhite
Flesh Bruises
The flesh or milk does not discolor when bruised or cut.
Growth Form
Scattered, Gregarious
Nutrient Gathering
Saprophytic
Substrate
On soil, On animal dung
Occurence Habitats
Disturbed Lands
Species Status
Common in Europe
Endangered Species
No
Scientific Classification of Blistered cup
Phylum
Sac fungi
Class
Pezizomycetes
Order
Pezizales
Family
Cup fungi
Genus
Brown vases
Toxicity and Edibility of Blistered cup
Is Blistered cup Toxic?
Many experts regard the blistered cup mushroom as toxic. It thrives on dung and consumption of it can lead to digestive upset.
