Melastiza cornubiensis

Melastiza cornubiensis is a species of apothecial fungus belonging to the family Pyronemataceae.

Melastiza cornubiensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Phylum:
Ascomycota
Class:
Pezizomycetes
Order:
Pezizales
Family:
Pyronemataceae
Genus:
Melastiza
Species:
M. cornubiensis
Binomial name
Melastiza cornubiensis
Berk. & Broome, 1854

This is a European species appearing from spring to autumn as bright orange-red disks clustered on sandy and gravelly soils.

References
  • Jordan, Michael (2004). The Encyclopedia of Fungi of Britain and Europe. Frances Lincoln Publishers. p. 38. ISBN 978-0-7112-2379-0.
  • Melastiza cornubiensis at Species Fungorum


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