Bed-jacket vs Blistered Cup

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Peziza vesiculosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bed-jacket Blistered Cup
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order Sapindales (Sapindales) Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family Sapindaceae Pezizaceae
Genus Alectryon Peziza
Species Alectryon tomentosus Peziza vesiculosa

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Blistered Cup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bed-jacket Blistered Cup
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bed-jacket

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Blistered Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.

Bed-jacket

The Bed-jacket (Alectryon tomentosus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Blistered Cup

The Blistered Cup (Peziza vesiculosa) is a species in the genus Peziza. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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