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Digüeñe

Cyttaria espinosae

Description:

An orange-white coloured edible ascomycete fungus. The Digüeñe is a strict and specific parasite of Nothofagus, mainly Nothofagus obliqua trees.

Habitat:

Native to south-central Chile.

Notes:

At first, I though it was a plant.

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Freire, IX Región de la Araucanía, Chile

Spotted on Jan 14, 2010
Submitted on Dec 10, 2011

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