Ascobolus carbonarius

Ascobolus carbonarius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Pezizomycetes
Order:	Pezizales
Family:	Ascobolaceae
Genus:	Ascobolus
Species:	A. carbonarius
Binomial name
Ascobolus carbonarius P.Karst, 1871
Synonyms
Ascobolus atrofuscusW. Phillips & Plowr., 1874

Ascobolus carbonarius is a species of apothecial fungus belonging to the family Ascobolaceae.

This is a European species appearing in spring and summer as olive-brown coloured discs up to 5 mm across on burned ground.

References

• Jordan, Michael (2004). The Encyclopedia of Fungi of Britain and Europe. Frances Lincoln Publishers. p. 34. ISBN   978-0-7112-2379-0.
• Ascobolus carbonarius at Species Fungorum