orange peel fungus

Aleuria aurantia

Summary 5

The Orange Peel Fungus (Aleuria aurantia) is a widespread ascomycete fungus in the order Pezizales. The brilliant orange, cup-shaped ascocarps often resemble orange peels strewn on the ground, giving this species its common name.

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  2. (c) Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://www.flickr.com/photos/18024068@N00/2188418741
  3. (c) Harry Harms, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/32103768@N03/4102967390
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  5. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleuria_aurantia

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