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Geoscypha violacea

(Pers.) Lambotte

Violet Cup

GNRUnranked Found in 12 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.911928

Element CodeNFFUNPEVI1

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryFungus

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomFungi

PhylumAscomycota

ClassAscomycetes

OrderPezizales

FamilyPezizaceae

GenusGeoscypha

Synonyms

Peziza violaceaPers.

Concept Reference

Schalkwijk-Barendsen, H.M.E. 1991. Mushrooms of Western Canada. Lone Pine Publishing, Edmonton. 414 pp.

Taxonomic Comments

Mycobank (2025) include Peziza lobulata, Peziza moseri and Peziza violacea in Geoscypha violacea, while Species Fungorum (2025) treat them as distinct.

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN4

Province	Rank	Native
Manitoba	SU	Yes
Quebec	SU	Yes
Alberta	S2	Yes
British Columbia	S4	Yes

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Montana	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (12)

California (9)

Area	Forest	Acres
Bald Rock	Plumas National Forest	4,675
De La Guerra	Los Padres National Forest	5,418
Devil Gulch	Sierra National Forest	30,490
Devils Rock	Shasta-Trinity National Forest	16,209
Grindstone	Mendocino National Forest	26,031
North Fork Middle Fork American River	Tahoe National Forest	11,245
Orleans Mtn. C	Six Rivers National Forest	15,589
Siskiyou	Klamath National Forest	54,039
Tragedy - Elephants Back	Eldorado National Forest	20,866

Idaho (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Peace Rock	Boise National Forest	191,734

Washington (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Devils Gulch	Wenatchee National Forest	24,419
Glacier Peak I	Mt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest	15,175

References (5)

Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2018. In Index Fungorum-Species Fungorum (<a href="https://indexfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://indexfungorum.org</a> and <a href="https://speciesfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://speciesfungorum.org</a>) database export on 16 June 2018. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2023. In Index Fungorum-Species Fungorum (<a href="https://indexfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://indexfungorum.org</a> and <a href="https://speciesfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://speciesfungorum.org</a>) database export on 13 May 2023. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2025. In Index Fungorum-Species Fungorum (<a href="https://indexfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://indexfungorum.org</a> and <a href="https://speciesfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://speciesfungorum.org</a>) database export on 29 September 2025. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Schalkwijk-Barendsen, H.M.E. 1991. Mushrooms of Western Canada. Lone Pine Publishing, Edmonton. 414 pp.
Species Fungorum. 2014. Species Fungorum Partnership (CABI, IT IS, Catalogue of Life). http://www.speciesfungorum.org (accessed 2014)