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Yellow Fairy Cups Tiny, yellowish orange fruiting bodies that had a beautiful contrast against the snow. They were about 1-2 mm in diameter. Bisporella citrina,Geotagged,Lemmon Disco,United States,Winter,Yellow Fairy Cups,fungi,fungus,mushroom Click/tap to enlarge

Yellow Fairy Cups

Tiny, yellowish orange fruiting bodies that had a beautiful contrast against the snow. They were about 1-2 mm in diameter.

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"Bisporella citrina", commonly known as yellow fairy cups or lemon discos, is a species of fungus in the family Helotiaceae. The fungus produces tiny yellow cups up to 3 mm in diameter, often without stalks, that fruit in groups or dense clusters on decaying deciduous wood that has lost its bark.

Similar species: Helotiales
Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Jan 27, 2018. Captured Jan 20, 2018 15:12 in 80 Main St, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.
  • Canon EOS 60D
  • f/4.0
  • 1/64s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm