Rogers Mushrooms - Byssonectria fusispora Mushroom


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Byssonectria fusispora. Click a photo to enlarge it. back to list

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location: Europe

edibility: Inedible

fungus colour: Orange

normal size: Less than 5cm

cap type: Cup shaped

stem type: Lateral, rudimentary or absent

spore colour: White, cream or yellowish

habitat: Grows on the ground

Byssonectria fusispora (Berk.) Rogerson & Korf An Ascomycete. Fruit bodies orange balls with a cup opening .5-3mm across. Found on burnt sites (not on moss!). Arising from a creamy coloured mycelial carpet. Autumn sometimes through the winter. Asci 8 spored up to 250um long, spores 20-25 x 8-10um. Not edible. Rare but possibly under reported. Many thanks to Miroslaw Wantoch-Rekowski for the photograph.

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