Violet Crowncup
Sarcosphaera coronaria (Jacq.) J.Schröt.
A species in the family Pezizaceae, order Pezizales. Recorded under 2 common names across 2 languages.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Ascomycota
- Class
- Pezizomycetes
- Order
- Pezizales
- Family
- Pezizaceae
- Genus
- Sarcosphaera
What it is called
- English
- Violet Crowncup
- Welsh
- Cwpan Coron Fioled
Also known as
Older literature may use these names. They all refer to the same species.
- Aleuria eximia (Durieu & Lév.) Gillet
- Cyathus coronarius (Jacq.) J.F.Gmel.
- Discina coronaria Beck, 1886
- Peziza cissonii Ripart
- Peziza coronaria Jacq.
- Peziza coronaria var. macrocalyx (Riess) Sacc.
- Peziza crassa Santi
- Peziza eximia Durieu & Lév.
- Peziza macrocalyx Riess
- Peziza schyzostoma Richon
- Plicaria macrocalyx (Riess) Velen.
- Pustularia coronaria (Jacq.) Rehm
- Pustularia coronaria var. macrocalyx (Riess) Rehm
- Pustularia macrocalyx (Riess) Hazsl.
- Sarcosphaera crassa (Santi) Pouzar
- Sarcosphaera crassa var. nivea (Moser)
- Sarcosphaera eximia (Durieu & Lev.) Kanouse
- Sarcosphaera eximia var. nivea M.M.Moser
- Sarcosphaera macrocalyx (Riess) Auersw.
- Sarcosphaeria eximia (Durieu & Lév.) Maire
- Sepultaria coronaria (Jacq.) Massee
Others in Sarcosphaera
Classification and names from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (CC-BY 4.0).
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