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Discina
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Discina

Discina is a genus of ascomycete fungi related to the false morels of the genus Gyromitra. There are about 20 species in the genus. They bear dish- or cup-shaped fruit bodies. The best known member is the pig ear (D. perlata), which is deemed edible after thorough cooking, although is viewed with suspicion given its relation to the highly toxic false morels.

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18 branches of this genus, most-observed first

pig's ears

speciesDiscina ancilis

Pig's Ears

speciesDiscina perlata

Discina mcknightii

speciesDiscina mcknightii

Discina sp. 'MI01'

speciesDiscina sp. 'MI01'

Discina sp. 'CA02'

speciesDiscina sp. 'CA02'

Discina sp. 'CA01'

speciesDiscina sp. 'CA01'

Discina sp. 'BC01'

speciesDiscina sp. 'BC01'

Discina warnei

speciesDiscina warnei

Discina sp. 'WA01'

speciesDiscina sp. 'WA01'

Discina sp. 'ID01'

speciesDiscina sp. 'ID01'

Discina sp. 'OR01'

speciesDiscina sp. 'OR01'

Discina megalospora

speciesDiscina megalospora

Discina intermedia

speciesDiscina intermedia

Discina spinosospora

speciesDiscina spinosospora

Discina macrospora

speciesDiscina macrospora

Discina anatolica

speciesDiscina anatolica

Discina fluctuans

speciesDiscina fluctuans

Discina sp. 'Korea01'

speciesDiscina sp. 'Korea01'

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 951398.