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

Synonyms:

Aleuria cerea Aleuria cerea var. cocotina Aleuria micropus Aleuria muralis Aleuria tectoria Aleuria varia Cwpan Haenog Cwpan Selerydd Geopyxis cocotina Geopyxis muralis Lachnea cocotina Macroscyphus cerea Macroscyphus cereus Octospora varia Otidea micropus Pedicel Cup Peziza ampliata var. tectoria Peziza cerea Peziza cocotina Peziza micropus Peziza muralis Peziza tectoria Peziza vesiculosa var. cerea Peziza viridaria

Common Name:

Layered Cup

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Fagus sylvatica (9) Quercus (2) Pyronema domesticum (1) Quercus robur (1) Anthophyta (1) Alnus glutinosa (1) Fraxinus excelsior (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland and scrub (5) Woodland (3) Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (2) Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (2) Woodland: mixed, plantation (2) Built up area, agricultural/forestry (1) Built up area, domestic (1) Built-up areas (1) Grassland: neutral, semi-improved, lowland (1) Parkland and scattered trees (1) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (1) Woodland: mixed (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil (12) Wood (4) Fallen Tree (2) Branch (1) Cupule (1) Dead Wood (1) Mortar (1) Moss (1) Rotting Wood (1) Soil Grassy (1) Standing Dead Tree (1) Stump (1) Tree (1) Wood Chips (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: January (2) February (2) March (3) April (2) May (4) June (1) July (1) August (4) September (5) October (9) November (2) December (2)