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Corona Cup (Plectania melastoma)

The corona cup (Plectania melastoma) is a black cup fungus adorned with orange granules, which are lost with age. This species is also known as the orange-dusted cup and is commonly found on mossy wood debris.


Corona cup (Plectania melastoma). Focus-stacked composite of 53 exposures. Humboldt County, California, USA.
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