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Pezizales

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Fungus of Order Pezizales Family Tuberaceae summer truffle excavatum Choiromyces Tuber macrosporum

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Fungus of Order Pezizales Family Pezizaceae varia arenaria violacea depressa Kalaharituber

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Fungus of Order Pezizales Family Sarcoscyphaceae cookeina occidentalis lutea speciosa coccinea

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Fungus of Order Pezizales Family Sarcosomataceae plectania urnula platensis Pseudoplectania

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Fungus of Order Pezizales Family Helvellaceae chinensis atra elastica fusca acetabulum crispa

The Pezizales are an order of the subphylum Pezizomycotina within the phylum Ascomycota. The order contains 16 families, 199 genera, and 1683 species. It contains a number of species of economic importance, such as morels, the black and white truffles, and the desert truffles. The Pezizales can be saprobic, mycorrhizal, or parasitic on plants. Species grow on soil, wood, leaves and dung. Soil-inhabiting species often fruit in habitats with a high pH and low content of organic matter, including disturbed ground. Most species occur in temperate regions or at high elevation. Several members of the Sarcoscyphaceae and Sarcosomataceae are common in tropical regions.
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