Lachnellula subtilissima    (Cooke) Dennis 

common name(s) : Conifer Disco 

New classification: Ascomycota/Pezizomycotina/Leotiomycetes/Leotiomycetidae/Helotiales/Hyaloscyphaceae  
Former classification: Basidiomycota/Homobasidiomycetes/Agaricomycetideae/Tricholomatales  

synonyms: Trichoscypha subtilissima, Trichoscyphella calycina 
(unconfirmed synonyms: Lachnellula subtillissima)  

edibility : inedible

potential confusions with Lachnellula subtilissima toxicity of Lachnellula subtilissima genus Lachnellula  

The fruiting body is globular then cup-shaped, with an orange-yellow internal surface, the external surface being white, covered with hair.

The fertile surface is smooth.

It grows on wood, on coniferous twigs, on pine, fir.

The fruiting period takes place from October to December.
Dimensions: width of fruiting body approximately 0.2 cm (between 0.1 and 0.3 cm)

Distinctive features : sorry, no English description yet

Lachnellula subtilissima is still unreported so far in the forest of Rambouillet, and is occasional, more generally speaking .



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