19,467 observations
Yellow Fairy Cups
Calycina citrina
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Fungi ›Phylum: Ascomycota ›Class: Leotiomycetes ›Order: Helotiales ›Family: Pezizellaceae ›Genus: Calycina
About
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 (0.12 in) in diameter, often without stalks, that fruit in groups or dense clusters on decaying deciduous wood that has lost its bark. The widely distributed species is found in North Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, and Central and South America. Found in late summer and autumn, the...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Yellow Fairy Cups is Calycina citrina.
- Yellow Fairy Cups belongs to the kingdom Fungi.
- Yellow Fairy Cups belongs to the phylum Ascomycota.
- Yellow Fairy Cups belongs to the class Leotiomycetes.
- Yellow Fairy Cups belongs to the order Helotiales.
- Yellow Fairy Cups belongs to the family Pezizellaceae.
- Yellow Fairy Cups belongs to the genus Calycina.