Phylum: Ascomycota	Class: Pezizomycetes
Order: Pezizales	Family: Pezizaceae
Species: Peziza varia (Hedw.) Alb. & Schwein.

Synonyms:

Aleuria varia Octospora varia

Common Name:

Layered Cup

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Fagus sylvatica (3) Quercus (1) Quercus robur (1) Alnus glutinosa (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Neutral grassland: semi-improved (2) Woodland (2) Built up area, agricultural/forestry (1) Built-up areas (1) Grassland: neutral, semi-improved, lowland (1) Parkland and scattered trees (1) Woodland and scrub (1) Woodland: broadleaved (1) Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (1) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (1) Woodland: mixed (1) Woodland: mixed, plantation (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil (7) Wood (4) Dead Wood (1) Moss (1) Standing Dead Tree (1) Stump (1) Wood Chips (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: January (2) February (2) April (1) May (2) August (1) September (1) October (4) November (1) December (1)