Azure Cup vs Strand-Egerling

Peziza azureoides compared with Agaricus litoralis

Key Differences

• Azure Cup is Not Evaluated while Strand-Egerling is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Cup	Strand-Egerling
Kingdom same	Fungi (Pilze)	Fungi (Pilze)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Schlauchpilze)	Basidiomycota (Ständerpilze)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Agaricales (Champignonartige)
Family	Pezizaceae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Peziza	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)
Species	Peziza azureoides	Agaricus litoralis

Evolutionary Relationship

Azure Cup and Strand-Egerling share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Fungi. (Pilze)

Conservation Status

Azure Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Strand-Egerling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Cup	Strand-Egerling
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Azure Cup

Strand-Egerling

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Azure Cup

The Azure Cup (Peziza azureoides) is a species in the genus Peziza.

Strand-Egerling

Agaricus litoralis, the coastal mushroom, is a saprotrophic agaric fungus in the family Agaricaceae occurring in sand dunes, coastal grassland, and sandy soil habitats along the coasts of northwestern Europe, with confirmed records from Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. The genus Agaricus contains the familiar cultivated button mushroom (A. bisporus) along with hundreds of wild species, and members are characterized by a ring on the stem and browning, discoloring, or non-discoloring flesh when cut, features used in field identification. Agaricus litoralis is a medium-sized mushroom producing white to cream-colored caps 4–10 centimeters across with pinkish then dark brown gills and a stout stem with a double ring, fruiting in sand dune hollows and the grassy margins of coastal habitats from summer through autumn. The specific epithet litoralis refers directly to its coastal habitat preference. As a saprotroph, it decomposes organic matter in the sandy soil substrate, releasing nutrients back into the ecosystem. The species is classified as Least Concern by the IUCN, being relatively widespread in suitable coastal sandy habitat across northwestern Europe. Like many coastal fungi, it is specifically adapted to the nutrient-poor, well-drained, alkaline conditions of stabilized sand dune systems.