Checklist of the British & Irish Basidiomycota

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Calyptella capula (Holmsk.) Quél., Fl. Mycol. France (Paris): 25 (1886)

Peziza capula Holmsk., Beata Ruris Otia FUNGIS DANICIS 1: 286 (1799)
Cyphella laeta Fr., Epicr. syst. mycol. (Uppsala): 568 (1838) [1836-1838]
Cyphella capula (Holmsk.) Fr., Epicr. syst. mycol. (Uppsala): 568 (1838) [1836-1838]
Cyphella capula var. flavescens Pat., Tab. analyt. Fung. (Paris): 56 (1883)
Cyphella pimii W. Phillips, Grevillea 13(no. 66): 49 (1884)
Calyptella laeta (Fr.) W.B. Cooke, Beih. Sydowia 4: 40 (1961)

Habitat: On a wide variety of living, dead and dying herbaceous plants, especially Urtica dioica. Also known on dead twigs of woody shrubs and a single record (with voucher material) on old and weathered horse dung.

Notes: Common and widespread.

Distribution: E: c, S: c, W: c, NI: !, ROI: !, Other: Channel Islands: !; Isle of Man: !

Vouchers: England: K(M) 79584; Scotland: K(M) 89981; Wales: K(M) 89945; NI: K(M) 89955; ROI: K(M) 89970; Other: Channel Islands: K(M) 90004

Descriptions, Lists & Icons:
D+I:, in Breitenbach, J., Kränzlin, F., Fungi of Switzerland Non gilled fungi, Heterobasidiomycetes, Aphyllophorales, Gasteromycetes 2: 412 pp. (1986), p. 200, pl. 226

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