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2 0 Yellow fairy cups

Yellow fairy cups

by MauronSevnica, Slovenia

7 6 Yellow Fairy Cup

Yellow Fairy Cup

by LuckyLoganIowa, USA

Small yellow plate like fruiting bodies

0 0 Yellow fungus

Yellow fungus

by yulia8473Canada

Lynde Shores Conservation Area

0 0 yellow fairy cup

yellow fairy cup

by AnnaWhipkeyIndiana, USA

hardwood log

0 0 lemon discos

lemon discos

by sarosecransRockland, Ontario, Canada

0 0 Yellow Fairy Cup

Yellow Fairy Cup

by RonaldOroszAberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, USA

4 0 Lemon Discos

Lemon Discos

by Christine Y.Connecticut, USA

Bright yellow, cup-shaped fungus. Many had distorted shapes from growing in ...

4 1 Yellow Fairy Cups

Yellow Fairy Cups

by Christine Y.Connecticut, USA

Incredibly bright yellow, tiny cups that were 1-2 mm in diameter. They were ...

0 0 Bisporella sulfurina

Bisporella sulfurina

by CharliePriceTasmania, Australia

small 1-2mm translucent discs. very bright yellow/orange. split edges.

0 0 Yellow Fairy Cups

Yellow Fairy Cups

by AarongunnarWisconsin, USA

Houghton Falls State Natural Area, WI

1 0 Yellow Fairy Cup

Yellow Fairy Cup

by rohanbergMaryville, Tennessee, USA

orange, dried up, 1 mm wide

2 0 Yellow Fairy Cups

Yellow Fairy Cups

by flowntheloopGeorgia, USA

attach to wood via a very short tapering stem.

2 0 Lemon disco/Yellow Fairy Cups

Lemon disco/Yellow Fairy Cups

by Greg ShchepanekQuébec, Canada

Disc-shaped, smooth, and colored bright yellow.

0 4 Lemon Disco

Lemon Disco

by KatherineDGuelph, Ontario, Canada

Not sure of the tree species, but I believe it was fallen.

0 2 Yellow Fairy Cup

Yellow Fairy Cup

by Jason AlexanderDaerah Khusus Ibu Kota Jakarta, Indonesia

Cute little yellow fungi..

0 0 Yellow Fairy Cup

Yellow Fairy Cup

by sarah in the woodsMaryville, Tennessee, USA

yellow, largest ~3mm across

1 2 yellow fairy cups

yellow fairy cups

by AnnaWhipkeyIndiana, USA

small yellow fungus or slime mold

2 2 Yellow Cup Fungus

Yellow Cup Fungus

by doreen.chambers.14Vermont, USA

Shallow yellow-orange disk or cups. Left side of image.

4 3 Yellow fungus

Yellow fungus

by SherriDamloMukilteo, Washington, USA

These fungi looked like little yellow coins to me.

0 0 yellow disco fungus sp.?

yellow disco fungus sp.?

by rat.tumour aka lipaseHigh Peak, England, United Kingdom

About 2mm across on average. Maybe lemon disco fungus (

1 0 Lemon Disco

Lemon Disco

by sreischel61Wisconsin, USA

Also known as Yellow Fairy Cup. Tiny round yellow dots of fungus growing in a ...

1 1 Bisporella resinicola

Bisporella resinicola

by MachiAlaska, USA

I was told that this looks like a "profuse fruiting of the teleomorph" of the ...

3 0 Yellow buttons

Yellow buttons

by Mark RidgwayAda, Victoria, Australia

Tiny cream yellow buttons very rounded and opaque. Each about 2mm max.

1 0 Yellow Fairy Cups

Yellow Fairy Cups

by EdwardNathanReulbachJr.Silverdale, Washington, USA

common, fruits in large numbers on hardwood branches that have lost their bark.

0 0 Yellow Cup Fungus

Yellow Cup Fungus

by ChrisV.Cedar Springs, Michigan, USA

shallow, bright yellow cups, 1/8 to 1/4 " wide, on dead wood

1 4 Yellow Fairy Cup

Yellow Fairy Cup

by sarah in the woodsTennessee, USA

Each little circle was less than 1 cm across.

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by sarah in the woodsNorth Carolina, USA

looks just like Bisporella citrina (Yellow ...

2 0 Bisporella citrina

Bisporella citrina

by CharliePriceDevonport, Tasmania, Australia

tiny yellow/orange discs ,3mm - 5mm- some with a small white stipe , some ...

0 0 Lemon discos

Lemon discos

by MauronTrebnje, Slovenia

The fungus produces tiny yellow cups up to 3 mm in diameter, often without ...

2 0 Lemon Disco Fungus

Lemon Disco Fungus

by Greg ShchepanekDanford Lake, Québec, Canada

Round dot like flat yellow cups that usually appear in large numbers.

9 1 Yellow fairy cups

Yellow fairy cups

by CharliePriceTasmania, Australia

Bisporella citrina, commonly known as ...

5 0 Bisporella citrina

Bisporella citrina

by CharliePriceTasmania, Australia

Cup shaped to disc shaped; up to 3 mm across; smooth above and below; with a ...

1 0 Yellow Fairy Cup

Yellow Fairy Cup

by MachiCape Elizabeth, Maine, United States

Bisporella citrina

0 0 Yellow Disco

Yellow Disco

by LeubaVictoria, Australia

Tiny 3mm (or less) flat bright yellow fungi with a slightly wavy thin margins ...

0 0 Lemon Disco

Lemon Disco

by AlexKonigHeerlen, Limburg, Netherlands

Fruiting bodies are small (typically less than 3 mm diameter), disc-shaped, ...

2 0 Spotting

Spotting

by MachiPennsylvania, USA

I don't think it is Bisporella citrina ...

3 2 Yellow Fairy Cup

Yellow Fairy Cup

by MachiCape Elizabeth, Maine, United States

Bright yellow, disc-shaped fungus

3 0 Lemon disco / Yellow fairy cups

Lemon disco / Yellow fairy cups

by MeganMMinnesota, USA

The first four photos were all taken on the same log. The last photo was taken ...

1 0 Yellow Fairy Cup

Yellow Fairy Cup

by MachiCape Elizabeth, Maine, United States

Calycina citrina? Densely clustered yellow discs with a small, barely ...

3 1 Yellow fairy cups or Lemon Disco Fruit body

Yellow fairy cups or Lemon Disco Fruit body

by AlexKonigHorst aan de Maas, Limburg, Netherlands

Bisporella citrina (Batsch ex Fr.) Korf & ...

0 0 gewoon poederkelkje {nl} [ruffly transl.- normal powder calyx]

gewoon poederkelkje {nl} [ruffly transl.- normal powder calyx]

by AlexKonigHorst aan de Maas, Limburg, Netherlands

wood, stems of herbs, fruits, etc.. Several genera such as

4 4 Yellow Fairy Cup

Yellow Fairy Cup

by AntónioGinjaGinjaBraga, Portugal

Fruit bodies begin as spherical, closed globules, before expanding. The smooth, ...

5 17 Yellow Fairy Cup

Yellow Fairy Cup

by AntónioGinjaGinjaBraga, Portugal

Fruit bodies begin as spherical, closed globules, before expanding. The smooth, ...

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