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Yellow Fairy Cup

Bisporella citrina

Description:

Each little circle was less than 1 cm across.

Habitat:

log in cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains NP

1 Species ID Suggestions

LuckyLogan
LuckyLogan 10 years ago
Yellow Fairy Cup
Bisporella citrina Bisporella citrina


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4 Comments

Parker V
Parker V 10 years ago

Needs microscopy - discomycetes

sarah in the woods
sarah in the woods 10 years ago

Thanks so much, LuckyLogan.

LuckyLogan
LuckyLogan 10 years ago

Oh, and these are a fungi, not a slime mold. :)

LuckyLogan
LuckyLogan 10 years ago

From my experience, B. citrina comes in a lot of shapes and colors. The stuff grows all over the world and looks slightly different everywhere.

Tennessee, USA

Spotted on Dec 21, 2013
Submitted on Dec 22, 2013

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