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Melastiza cornubiensis Orange Cup

Cwpan Oren

(Berk. & Broome) J. Moravec

A small, orange ascomycete with brown hairs along the rim of the cup. It often occurs in large groups but may also be solitary. It grows in sandy or gravelly soils and is occasional in West Glamorgan on sand dunes and in the fine gravel along the edges of forest tracks.

Melastiza cornubiensis - © Barry Stewart
Melastiza cornubiensis - © Barry Stewart

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