Cheilymenia coprinaria
Fruitbody:- Flat or shallowly concave discs, 2 to 4mm across and 0.5 to 1.5mm tall; orange; sessile; usually in groups and sometimes in swarms on dung.
The fertile (upper) surface is bright orange and smooth; the lower (infertile) surface is slightly paler and covered in fine hairs, especially around the margin, where they stand more or less upright.
Hairs:- ~0.5mm long and 25-30µm in diameter at the base tapering to a sharp point.
Habitat:- Saprobic, on all kinds of herbivore dung.
(Ref: Pat O'Reilly)
Cheilymenia coprinaria is listed in the following regions:
Canberra & Southern Tablelands | South Coast
Species information
- Cheilymenia coprinaria Scientific name
- Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 640.18m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
Location information
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Places
Dalmeny, NSW
