Orange peel fungus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Pezizomycetes |
Order: | Pezizales |
Family: | Pyronemataceae |
Genus: | Aleuria |
Species: | A. aurantia
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Binomial name | |
Aleuria aurantia | |
Synonyms | |
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Aleuria aurantia | |
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![]() | Smooth hymenium |
![]() | No distinct cap |
![]() | Hymenium attachment is irregular or not applicable |
![]() | Lacks a stipe |
![]() | Spore print is white |
![]() | Ecology is saprotrophic |
![]() | Edibility is edible |
Aleuria aurantia (orange peel fungus) is a widespread ascomycete fungus in the order Pezizales. The bright orange, cup-shaped ascocarps often resemble orange peels strewn on the ground,[1] giving this species its common name.