Cyttaria gunnii
| Cyttaria gunnii | |
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| at Cradle Mtn NP | |
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| Class: | Leotiomycetes |
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| Species: | C. gunnii |
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| Cyttaria gunnii Berk. (1845) | |
Cyttaria gunnii, commonly known as the myrtle orange or beech orange, is an orange-white coloured and edible ascomycete fungus native to Australia and New Zealand. It is a specific parasite of myrtle beech (Nothofagus cunninghamii) trees.
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