Peziza violacea    Pers. 

common name(s) : Violet Jellydisc 

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

synonyms: Ombrophila violacea, Peziza praetervisa, Peziza subviolacea, Peziza tenacella, Galactinia violacea, Galactinia praetervisa 

edibility : inedible

potential confusions with Peziza violacea toxicity of Peziza violacea genus Peziza  

The fruiting body is cup-shaped, often in tufts, with a violet-brown internal surface, the external surface being lilac-grey or grey-brown, slightly hairy.

The flesh is yielding a liquid when cut;

The fertile surface is smooth.

It grows on the ground, mostly on burnt ground, fire places, but also in humus-poor but mineral-rich ground.

The fruiting period takes place from April to December.
Dimensions: width of fruiting body approximately 3 cm (between 1 and 5 cm)
  total height approximately 1.5 cm (between 1 and 1.5 cm)

Distinctive features : sorry, no English description yet

Peziza violacea is still unreported so far in the forest of Rambouillet, and is quite rare, more generally speaking .



page updated on 14/01/18