Peziza varia (Hedw.) Fr.
(Layered Cup)

Interactions where Peziza varia is the controlling partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'References').

Stage		Summary			Taxon	Vernacular	Classification	References	Darwin Classification of Active Taxon	Active Taxon	Active Vernacular	Active Taxon Uncertain	Active State	Active Part	Active Stage	Relationship	Relationship Uncertain	Relationship Geography	Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon	Passive Taxon	Passive Vernacular	Passive Taxon Uncertain	Passive State	Passive Part	Passive Stage	Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon	Indoors etc	Season
apothecium		apothecium is saprobic on rotten, half-buried wood near stumps			Fagus	beeches	Fagales: Fagaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Pezizomycetes/Pezizales/Pezizaceae/Peziza varia/	Peziza varia	layered cup				apothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/	Fagus	beeches		rotten, half-buried	wood near stumps		Major		(6-10)
apothecium		apothecium is saprobic on rotten sawdust			Fagus	beeches	Fagales: Fagaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Pezizomycetes/Pezizales/Pezizaceae/Peziza varia/	Peziza varia	layered cup				apothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/	Fagus	beeches		rotten	sawdust		Major		(6-10)
apothecium		apothecium is saprobic on rotten wood			Fagus	beeches	Fagales: Fagaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Pezizomycetes/Pezizales/Pezizaceae/Peziza varia/	Peziza varia	layered cup				apothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/	Fagus	beeches		rotten	wood		Major		(6-10)
apothecium		apothecium is saprobic on rotten, half-buried wood near stumps			[Trees]	broadleaved and coniferous trees		Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Pezizomycetes/Pezizales/Pezizaceae/Peziza varia/	Peziza varia	layered cup				apothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Trees/	Trees	broadleaved and coniferous trees		rotten, half-buried	wood near stumps				(6-10)
apothecium		apothecium is saprobic on rotten sawdust			[Trees]	broadleaved and coniferous trees		Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Pezizomycetes/Pezizales/Pezizaceae/Peziza varia/	Peziza varia	layered cup				apothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Trees/	Trees	broadleaved and coniferous trees		rotten	sawdust				(6-10)
apothecium		apothecium is saprobic on rotten wood			[Trees]	broadleaved and coniferous trees		Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Pezizomycetes/Pezizales/Pezizaceae/Peziza varia/	Peziza varia	layered cup				apothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Trees/	Trees	broadleaved and coniferous trees		rotten	wood				(6-10)

Peziza varia (Layered Cup) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

PEZIZACEAE
(cup fungi)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Peziza varia (Layered Cup) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Macromycetes
(larger fungi, macrofungi)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

Author & Year	Title	Source
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook	2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Peziza varia (Layered Cup)
Genus	Peziza (a genus of cup fungi)
Family	PEZIZACEAE (cup fungi)
Order	PEZIZALES (cup fungus)
Subclass	PEZIZOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of cup fungi and discomycetes)
Class	PEZIZOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
Subphylum	PEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
Phylum	ASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Peziza varia is also a member of:
Macromycetes - larger fungi, macrofungi (via Peziza)
Micromycetes - microfungi (via Ascomycota)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

NBN

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Peziza varia (Layered Cup)

Peziza varia (Layered Cup) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Peziza
(a genus of cup fungi)

PEZIZACEAE
(cup fungi)

PEZIZALES
(cup fungus)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Macromycetes
(larger fungi, macrofungi)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Peziza varia (Layered Cup):

Peziza
(a genus of cup fungi)

PEZIZACEAE
(cup fungi)

PEZIZALES
(cup fungus)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Macromycetes
(larger fungi, macrofungi)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

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