... collected at 20.6.2015 in the National Park of Dovrefjell - wayside on the ground unter Betula and Pinus. The year 2015 had a very long winter, and so it would be possible that "snow fungi" are present, as the most common fungus we found at this journey was Gyromitra esculenta (atypically late).

I have some problems with characters and so am not sure about possible results.

Fist: The spores (they measure about 18-19,5/8,5-9,5 µm) seem to be minutely ornamented to me, finely punctate. It is difficult to bring this "onto the foto" - and there seems to be little staining with CB. Anyway, a trace of ornament ist present as I think.

Second: I am not really sure about the structure of the excipulum. Behind (under) a layer of quite large cells there is a layer that I can only difficultly interpret if it is a "middle textura intricata" or not.

So - as there are a lot of brownish Pezizas I have no security about possible determinations. I imagine P. pseudovesiculosa (but the apothecia were not too large), P. ninguis (I do not find the paraphyses to be monliniform) - or perhaps P. granulosa if I consider the spores to be smooth.

Can somebody provide me with a hint.

Best regards, Lothar

P.S. The first microfoto was taken after the find, the rest today

Hans-Otto Baral, 31-01-2019 18:13

Re : brown Peziza from Norway

I am thinking of P. arvernensis, but whether the paraphyses may be such guttulate I wonder, also I know this only in beech-oak forests.

Lothar Krieglsteiner, 31-01-2019 19:50

Re : brown Peziza from Norway

Hi Zotto,

thank you for your response. Yes, P. arvernensis is in the key (of Hohmeyer 1986 that I used) next to P. pseudovesiculosa - and the affinity to Fagus is considered important. But - why not without Fagus. On the other hand, I find the specimen a bit dark for arvenensis (that I usually know at sites where Fagus logs were freshly cut).

Best regards, Lothar

Viktorie Halasu, 31-01-2019 22:38

Re : brown Peziza from Norway

Hello Lothar,

to simplify the possibilities a bit, P. pseudovesiculosa and pseudosylvestris are now considered synonyms of P. arvernensis. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/313793699_Morphological_and_phylogenetic_clarification_of_Peziza_arvernensis_P_pseudovesiculosa_P_pseudosylvestris_and_P_domiciliana

Viktorie

Hans-Otto Baral, 31-01-2019 22:44

Re : brown Peziza from Norway

Hi Viktorie

as you probably have the article I would be glad to receive it. In the abstract stands "monophyletic", not synonymous.

Lothar Krieglsteiner, 31-01-2019 22:48

Re : brown Peziza from Norway

Hello Viktorie,

this is in fact simplifying :-)

So I am much more lucky with the determination P. arvernensis.

I just requested the paper on Research Gate and look forward to read it hopefully soon. As far as I get it, I will send you, Zotto, a copy (if not Viktorie already does this).

Thanks again to you also, Zotto!

Best regards, Lothar